childcare

Parents of young kids hoping for an easier start to the working year have already been dealt a blow with childcare centres closing.

A council has voted to sell off buildings and effectively close three community-run childcare centres operating in St Kilda, Elwood and Balaclava.

The fact parents actually need a ‘buy now pay later’ service for early childhood education and care highlights just how broken the system is.

This week, childcare centres will close to all families, except for children who have at least one authorised worker parent in Victoria.

We hear from an early childhood educator who is sick of her profession barely rating a mention when it comes to what’s being asked of them.

The waiving of childcare gap fees is very much welcomed, but what about prioritising vaccinating our teachers?

A report uses an international benchmark of no more than 7% of disposable income spent on childcare to determine affordability.

The idea that children suffer from going to childcare and having mothers who work is outdated nonsense – and the research backs it up.

Joe Biden is ramping up efforts to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, offering free childcare for parents while they get their vaccine.

Up till now, the government has failed to deliver meaningful reform for women. But if its serious about change, the budget won’t fall short.

This government designed the system that they now have to change because childcare is so unaffordable that they become un-re-electable.