At a time when Australia is experiencing a critical skills shortages,keeping tens of thousands of women out of the workforce seems beyond counter-intuitive.
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Who’s looking after the kids? Increasingly,it’s Gran and Gramps.
The faults in Australia’s childcare model have been obvious for years. It’s time for a sweeping overhaul.
Some are paid $35,000 less than their peers in other schools and interstate.
Nothing can prepare you for the arrival of multiple babies. Your life will never be the same again. But the PM can make some simple changes to get mums back to work,and help with mental health.
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.