affordable childcare

A group of experts and parents have come together to ensure childcare is on the agenda for all political parties at the upcoming federal election.

The peak industry body for early childhood education and care in NSW is calling for an inquiry into the continually increasing cost of childcare.

More of us are using formal childcare in order to participate in the workforce, yet childcare is also becoming less affordable. 

A report in The Australian shows that childcare fees are being hiked again which will eat into the benefit families were meant to derive from reforms.

An interview with Simon Birmingham by Georgina Dent about the recent childcare reform, combining a career in canberra with kids and women in politics.

Ask any working mum about her secret to success and there’s one common denominator: access to quality and affordable childcare.

Just $160 is left in the average weekly pay packet of Australian working mums after the cost of childcare is taken out, according to the Australian Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AWCCI).