Local Childcare at $10 a day? Draft bill proposes 3 guaranteed days a week A new draft bill that would guarantee three days per week of childcare for all children aged five and under, capped at $10 per day, has been launched today.
News & Views Caring responsibilities are largest barrier to employment for majority of women, new ABS data finds Caring responsibilities are the largest barrier to employment for the majority of women with children under 15, according to new ABS data.
News & Views Market forces alone are not meeting children’s needs: ACCC childcare report A report from Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended urgent reform of childcare policies to improve the affordability and accessibility of care.
Jugglehood Almost two thirds of Australian parents with kids under six struggling financially, new poll shows Almost two thirds of Australian parents with kids under six say they are struggling financially, according to a new national poll.
News & Views Advocates push for greater ambition of parental leave at Senate inquiry Advocates for parents appeared before a Senate Committee Inquiry on Monday, urging the government to lift its ambition on paid parental leave.
News & Views We’re inching closer to world-class paid parental leave The calls are growing strong. Could we finally get real paid parental leave that will make the difference we need on shared care?
News & Views A Parents Strike? Yes, I quite like the sound of that The pandemic has highlighted the need for public policies and workplace practices that support parents and families.
News & Views Policies – not biology – to blame for the chasm between the lives of mums and dads in Australia A new research report from The Parenthood places spotlight on policies that are failing parents, children and families in Australia.
News & Views How would free early childhood education & care impact your family? The Parenthood & Make It Free are co-hosting a conversation on MindHive about how free early childhood education & care would impact families.
News & Views Advocates call out ‘lack of certainty’ for parents & educators as Govt outlines new childcare measures for Victoria Parents unable to use childcare services over the next six weeks, during Melbourne’s stage four lockdown, will be provided with an extra 30 days of “allowable absences”.
News & Views Parents urge the government not to pull the rug out on free childcare early Worried parents are calling on the federal government to halt its plans to ‘snap back’ to the old childcare system in June.