Labor is pledging a ‘nation-defining journey’ on childcare. What would it mean for you? Anthony Albanese is committing big on early childhood care and education in one of his final major announcements of the calendar year.
Productivity Commission releases report following inquiry into childcare The Productivity Commission has released a report based on its inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, making several recommendations to improve access for families around the country.
Is universal childcare sustainable and possible for all Australians? Can we really have affordable, accessible, quality early childhood care and education, for all?
Think tank pushes for $10-a-day childcare Parents could save hundreds of dollars a week if the government overhauled its early childhood education scheme by paying providers directly and capping out of pocket costs to $10 a day for half the week, a new report says.
$10-a-day childcare should be ‘right there’ with Medicare, public schools Families should be able to send their children to daycare at least three days a week at a cost of no more than $10 a day, a think tank recommends, in an overhaul of the way early childhood education and care is funded.
Adelajda Soltysik Adelajda is a Senior Policy Adviser for CPD’s Early Childhood Development Initiative.
Jen Jackson Dr Jen Jackson was program director in the Early Childhood Development Initiative at the Centre for Policy Development
Sarah Fernandes Sarah Fernandes was lead in the Early Childhood Development Initiative at the Centre for Policy Development