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Row over childcare reform costs
Herald Sun - Elissa Doherty - August 25, 2010
The Child Care Centres Association of Victoria said many parents would not be able to afford care with the changes, and different ratios could cost 3000 places...
Parents let down - again
Herald Sun - August 25, 2010
FOLLOWING hard on the heels of the Federal Government's failure to honour its childcare election promises, parents have been dealt another blow...
Pledges favour parents
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - August 21, 2010
FAMILY policies such as paid parental leave, education rebates and cheaper childcare are on offer to attract the votes of Aussie mums and dads...
Phlegmatic response to our germ warfare
The Australian - Emma Tom - August 21, 2010
If, on the other hand, you've had contact with that haven of germ warfare known as the childcare centre, both you and your rhinoviruses are welcome...
Another Labor bungle looming in early childhood education and care
Australia.TO - August 19, 2010
Child Care New South Wales has after detailed research and surveying identified that there will be a significant contraction in the number of child care places...
A big chance to show we care about those too young to vote
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - August 14, 2010
It took a 20-year herculean struggle for state and federal governments to agree something had to be done about childcare. But agree they did last December...
Operators fear childcare fee hikes
ABC Online - Jennifer Macey - August 13, 2010
At a forum on child care in Sydney last night, childcare workers gave the politicians a grilling. Minister for Early Childhood Education Kate Ellis said...
Families face child care choices
Sydney Morning Herald - Kim Christian - August 13, 2010
With more than 800 babies born daily in Australia, thousands of parents each week face the choice of staying at home with their children or placing them in child care...
Woman jailed over childcare fraud
Sydney Morning Herald - August 13, 2010
A woman inflated attendance figures at her childcare centre in Adelaide to falsely claim almost $60000 from three government agencies, a court has heard...
Parents to quit, delay kids over rising cost of childcare
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - August 12, 2010
More than a third of parents relying on childcare say they will be forced to quit their jobs if the cost of care is pushed up. Another third say they will...
Time to get tough for our children's sake
The Age - Pam Cahir - August 12, 2010
The early education and care policies put forward at this election will have profound effects on Australia's future and differences are emerging between...
Union suggests childcare cost fears are 'alarmist'
Courier Mail - Margaret Wenham - August 10, 2010
PARENTS with children in daycare face only minimal out-of-pocket expenses under major federal government reforms, the childcare union claims...
Parents face $33-a-day rise for childcare
The Daily Telegraph - Sue Dunlevy - August 09, 2010
PARENTS face fee rises of up to $33 per child per day when the Federal Government requires childcare centres to employ more and better qualified staff...
Childcare on the table after birth-rate high
Sydney Morning Herald - Rachel Browne - August 8, 2010
CHILDCARE is shaping as an election decider with services full or near capacity in a majority of marginal seats in NSW. In 2008 there were 296600 births...
Leaders pull out extra cash to woo families
Sydney Morning Herald - Jessica Wright - August 8, 2010
The Coalition has also promised the reindexation of the childcare rebate, which would provide an extra $300 for families claiming the maximum tax rebate...
Parents get advance to cope with cost of living
Sydney Morning Herald - Ari Sharp - August 5, 2010
Labor's plan would also allow recipients of the Family Tax Benefit to get an advance on their payments of up to $1000, depending on their circumstances...
Dealing in family matters
Sydney Morning Herald - August 4, 2010
But so far this campaign, childcare has amounted to little more than a front in the war of words over cost-of-living pressures. On taking office...
G8 continues growth spurt
Gold Coast Bulletin - Nick Nichols - August 3rd, 2010
G8 Education continues to grow its childcare empire after yesterday buying another 20 centres in NSW and Queensland in a deal worth up to $20 million...
There's no harm done being a working mum
Herald Sun - Felicity Williams - August 02, 2010
MUMS can return to work within a year of giving birth without harming their babies' development, a landmark report shows...
Coalition ditches nanny rebate
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - July 31, 2010
THE Coalition has dumped a plan to give families a rebate for half the cost of nannies, au pairs or grandparents paid for childcare...
Experts urge childcare commitment
Herald Sun - July 30, 2010
A SLIDE in the nation's commitment to improving early childhood education would significantly damage Australia's economy, a leading advocacy group...
G8 buys two more childcare centres
Gold Coast Bulletin - Nick Nichols - July 28, 2010
GOLD Coast-based childcare centre operator G8 Education has snared two more childcare centres, this time in Sydney. The company, headed by former S8 team...
Early starts translate well
The Advertiser - Candice Keller - July 27, 2010
A trial being conducted at nine preschools and childcare centres around South Australia is examining the benefit of introducing kindergarten students to a second language...
Abbott to stall childcare reforms
The Australian - Matthew Franklin - July 27, 2010
TONY Abbott has promised to delay introducing new rules requiring childcare providers to hire more teachers with better qualifications...
Coalition delay changes in childcare standards
Sydney Morning Herald - Kirsty Needham - July 27, 2010
The Coalition also wanted to find a way to keep older female workers without qualifications in the sector...
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