Accountant for Childcare Centres in Sydney
Specialist accounting, bookkeeping, and tax services for long day care centres, family day care, and out-of-school-hours care providers. CCS reporting, ACECQA compliance, and award-rate payroll handled.
Three reasons our clients stay.
We’re a boutique accounting practice built on long-term client relationships, offering personalised tax, accounting, and advisory services to businesses and organisations across Sydney.
Twenty-three years in practice as of 2026. Same firm, same principal, same standards since 2003. Some clients have been with us almost the whole way. The work compounds, and so does the trust. Over four hundred SMSFs managed and thousands of tax returns lodged.
Tax, books, advisory, SMSF, Xero. One team that knows your business. No handoffs between firms, no missed details between specialists, no questions you have to answer twice. Numbers flow cleanly from books to BAS to tax return because the same people are looking at all of them.
We are old-fashioned about this. You get a name, a direct line, and someone who actually knows your file. We watch for trends, flag issues before they become fines, and call when something needs attention. Most clients hear from us between quarters, not just at lodgement time.
Why childcare centres need a specialist accountant.
Childcare operates under heavy regulation with funding mechanisms unique to the sector. Child Care Subsidy claims, occupancy reporting, ACECQA compliance, and the Children’s Services Award all require an accountant who understands how the sector actually works. The accounting is part small business, part funded service, part regulated provider.
Add staff costs that often run to seventy percent of revenue under award rates. Add grant acquittals, parent fee reconciliation, and the financial reporting boards and committees require. The compliance load is well above small business average, and the cost of getting it wrong shows up as funding clawbacks or NQF issues.
A general accountant can miss significant deductions, fail to maximise CCS funding outcomes, or structure your service in a way that complicates compliance. Specialist childcare accounting means understanding CCS, the workforce, and the governance demands of the sector. Trinity has been doing this for years.
Our services applied to your industry.
The same accounting and tax services we deliver firm-wide, shaped to the way your business actually runs.
Specialist accounting built for childcare.
Childcare combines regulated funding, complex payroll, and significant compliance overhead. Trinity provides the accounting expertise centre operators need to maximise CCS funding, stay ACECQA-compliant, and report to boards and committees with confidence.
How we take on a childcare service as an accounting client.
The same accounting engagement process for every new childcare service. Predictable for you, scaled to the size and complexity of the business.
We review your current financials, accounting setup, and operational structure. Gaps and opportunities are identified before any changes are recommended, and the engagement scope is agreed up front.
Xero configured for your childcare service. Chart of accounts built around how your business actually runs, integrations and tracking established, and reporting templates tailored to childcare service management.
Monthly financial reporting, quarterly tax planning, and annual review. You always know where the childcare service stands financially, what is changing, and what is coming up. We are accessible whenever a decision needs financial input.
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If your situation fits one of these descriptions, we have done the work before.
A small firm by design.
Trinity Accounting Practice opened in Beverly Hills in 2003. Ramy Hanna, a registered tax agent and Fellow of three Australian accounting institutes, has run it since. The firm has stayed deliberately small, deliberately local, and deliberately senior. The principal you talk to today is the principal who will be reviewing your return next October.
Most of our work comes from referrals. Most clients have been with us for years, some for decades. We think that says more about the work than any award would.
The reviews speak for themselves.
Sole traders, growing companies, and trustees who keep coming back. Here’s why.
Doesn't cut corners
I'm so glad I found Ramy & Kim from Trinity Accounting. They have helped me and my business tremendously. They really care about their clients and don't cut corners. Very impressed with their knowledge and level of customer service.
Business and personal
Trinity Accounting Practice is knowledgeable and professional for business and personal finances, providing clear advice.
Diligent and professional
Trinity Accounting Practice is highly professional and diligent. I highly recommend them to anyone seeking any accounting advice.
The best, hands down
Ramy is the best accountant in Sydney. He helped me solve my problems. He is the best. I really thank you Ramy for everything.
Medical practice expertise
I have a medical practice. I met with many accountants before, but I found Ramy Hanna has a very well organised accounting practice and he is very knowledgeable and has great experience.
A real lifesaver
Trinity Accounting has been a lifesaver for my construction business. Ramy's knowledge of BAS, GST, and tax is unmatched. Great service and support!
What childcare services ask before engaging us.
The questions childcare services most often have before working with us. Same answers we give in person, just in writing.
Pricing depends on centre size, structure (private, NFP, community), and engagement scope. Single-centre operators typically start at a fixed monthly fee. Multi-site groups are quoted as a package.
Yes. Child Care Subsidy claims are reconciled against payments received as part of standard service. Funding errors are caught before they create clawbacks.
Yes. Federal and state grant acquittals are prepared on time with the documentation each funder requires. Eligibility for future funding is maintained through proper compliance.
Yes. We support private operators, NFP centres, and community-based services. Each has different governance and compliance demands and we adjust to fit.
Award-compliant payroll is part of standard service. Educators, assistants, cooks, and admin all handled correctly with super, leave, and STP.
Financial reports are formatted for board scrutiny: variance commentary, forecasts, grant status, and acquittal updates included as standard.
