childcare

Free childcare provides the rarest of economic policy opportunities – an effective form of fiscal stimulus in the short term and the long run.

The government has acknowledged the disproportionate effects of this crisis on women. So what action can turn the ‘she-cession’ into a ‘she-recovery’?

About 40% of small businesses in Australia are owned by women. Carnell fears the imposition of childcare fees will exacerbate the gendered impact of the pandemic.

As Australia plunges into recession, experts are warning of a “pandemic motherhood penalty” that could have long lasting consequences for mothers.

New research from The Front Project & Mitchell Institute confirms a reduction in demand for childcare is practically guaranteed when childcare fees return.

Australian research is clear that children who attend preschool or childcare are less likely to arrive at school delayed in their development.

The powerful Expenditure Review Committee, a sub-committee of Cabinet, is comprised exclusively of men. Is it any wonder women are missing out?

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.

More than half of families using childcare will see one parent forced to reduce paid work if childcare fees return in full in July.

The Federal government needs to hear from Australian parents about exactly how the childcare changes & COVID-19 have affected them.

Worried parents are calling on the federal government to halt its plans to ‘snap back’ to the old childcare system in June.