The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work

The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work

The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.

  • byRachel Clun

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Childcare will be as transformative as Medicare,says business leader
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Sam Mostyn

Childcare will be as transformative as Medicare,says business leader

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.

  • byShane Wright
Government promises up to $250 for each school-aged WA child

Government promises up to $250 for each school-aged WA child

However,families with kids in childcare will miss out and the policy will not be means-tested.

Tears,tantrums and mild trauma:Surviving daycare drop-off
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Parenting

Tears,tantrums and mild trauma:Surviving daycare drop-off

Leaving your screaming child with strangers might seem traumatic,but where else would they eat mushroom risotto and learn the ukulele?

  • byThomas Mitchell
WA daycare fined thousands after child scratched,had ear and cheek bitten

WA daycare fined thousands after child scratched,had ear and cheek bitten

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.

  • byHolly Thompson
The great childcare price gouge may not be all it seems

The great childcare price gouge may not be all it seems

Even though childcare fees have soared despite billions in governments subsidies,many operators in the sector are making poor returns.

  • byColin Kruger
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The six little words that hit this babysitter right in the ovaries
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Parenting

The six little words that hit this babysitter right in the ovaries

At 40,I’m a beginner when it comes to kids,but it took this little girl only a few words to convert me.

  • byLizzy Hoo
Rise in Queensland baby deaths sparks review

Rise in Queensland baby deaths sparks review

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.

  • bySavannah Meacham
‘Paying a fortune not to see our kids’:Watchdog takes aim at childcare fees

‘Paying a fortune not to see our kids’:Watchdog takes aim at childcare fees

Government subsidies just result in an increase in what parents pay for childcare,the ACCC has said.

  • byChristopher Harris
The new parent status symbol:Do the grandparents help or not?

The new parent status symbol:Do the grandparents help or not?

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.

  • byCarmen Forward
Perth family’s story shows how childcare investment can save the NDIS
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Perth family’s story shows how childcare investment can save the NDIS

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.

  • byJay Weatherill