early childhood education and care

The old broken childcare model & the interim rescue package are not the only available options for the delivery of early education in Australia.

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

Free childcare has been offered to all Australian parents with a job during the COVOD19 pandemic. If their child is enrolled, they will not be charged.

If there was ever definitive proof that Australia’s early childhood education & care system is broken, coronavirus bringing the sector to its knees is it.

The expected cost savings to parents from the government’s signature $2.5 billion childcare package have virtually been eradicated in 18 months.

Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. Preschool is on the agenda now.

If delivered, Labor’s plan for preschool would (finally) bring Australia up to speed with much of our developed world competitors.