News & Views Government waives childcare fees, but what about vaccinating our teachers? The waiving of childcare gap fees is very much welcomed, but what about prioritising vaccinating our teachers?
News & Views Nearly 40% of Australian families can’t ‘afford’ childcare A report uses an international benchmark of no more than 7% of disposable income spent on childcare to determine affordability.
News & Views Why a ‘snap back’ on childcare means I can’t afford to work full time They say there are two sides to every story and this is certainly true when it comes to the Australian governments ‘free childcare’ program.
News & Views 1 in 4 families will face higher out of pocket fees for childcare in July Almost a quarter of families using childcare will be adversely impacted by the activity test and potentially face higher out of pocket fees for care than before COVID19.
News & Views New Child Care Subsidy: I fear efforts to close the gender pay gap could suffer As new child care arrangements kick in for parents this week, Labor MP Susan Templeman fears some women will be worse off.
Ed's Blog In news that will shock few parents childcare fees are on the rise. Again. 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.
