Government-Paid Childcare Leave (GPCL)

• You have the option of taking the first entitlement of GPCL in the year that your child was born or in the subsequent year that the child turns 1 year old.

• If no GPCL was taken in both years, your first entitlement of GPCL is considered to have started in the year that your child turns 1 year old.

Extended Childcare Leave (ECL)

• You also have the option of taking the first entitlement of ECL in the year that your child turns 7 years old or in the subsequent year that the child turns 8 years old.

• If no ECL was taken in both years, your first entitlement of ECL is considered to have started in the year that your child turns 8 years old.

Example 1:

1.       First GPCL taken in the year that your child was born

2.       First ECL taken in the year that your child turns 7 years old

Example 2:

1.       First GPCL taken in year that your child turns 1 years old

2.       ECL taken in year that your child turns 8 years old

*Your child’s age is computed based on the age your child turns on his birthday within the year that the leave is taken. Example: If your child turns 7 on his birthday within the year, your child will be considered 7 years old.