The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.
A major report into childcare and early education is due later this year. Businesswoman Sam Mostyn says they are as important to the economy as public schooling and universal healthcare.
However,families with kids in childcare will miss out and the policy will not be means-tested.
Leaving your screaming child with strangers might seem traumatic,but where else would they eat mushroom risotto and learn the ukulele?
Educators at Kids HQ Jacaranda in High Wycombe left a group of children unsupervised when a fight broke out,leaving a two-year-old was with injuries to their hands and face.
Even though childcare fees have soared despite billions in governments subsidies,many operators in the sector are making poor returns.
At 40,I’m a beginner when it comes to kids,but it took this little girl only a few words to convert me.
Queensland has recorded Australia’s second-highest number of stillbirths and baby deaths within 28 days of delivery,and Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has ordered a review to identify potential causes and recommendations.
Government subsidies just result in an increase in what parents pay for childcare,the ACCC has said.
In the difficult early years of parenting,one of the main things that determines how stressed parents are is how much help they can get.
Stories like Alianna’s and Michele’s are the human reality that lies behind the newspaper headlines and pundits’ takes on how much we are paying for the NDIS.