Child Care News
Dear Treasurer: A federal budget wish list… from working mothers everywhere
Women's Agenda - Nicole Richardson - October 5, 2020Here are a few ideas that might help not only your wish for population growth but your dream for economic recovery: 1. Universal early education Early childhood education is critical education. It’s not child minding, and the benefits to both children and the economy have been proven...
Declining Stock and Solid Fundamentals: Is The Market Wrong About MindChamps PreSchool Limited (SGX:CNE)?
Simply Wall St - October 5, 2020It is hard to get excited after looking at MindChamps PreSchool’s (SGX:CNE) recent performance, when its stock has declined 4.8% over the past month. However, a closer look at its sound financials might cause you to think again. Given that fundamentals usually drive long-term ...
Economists reveal their 'dream budget' to save the Australian economy
The Sydney Morning Herald - October 4, 2020Unprompted, four of the six economists nominate childcare as an area where more government resources should be targeted in this budget. Foster says the best way for the government to create jobs both in the short and long term would be to introduce universal childcare...
Dennis Atkins: The four major societal issues Morrison needs to address, but won’t
The New Daily - Dennis Atkins - October 3, 2020Childcare: The government intervened earlier in the year to bail out the childcare industry and help those needing to maintain access to care who were severely impacted by the pandemic restrictions. These measures have been wound back with some conditional safety net arrangements...
Streamlined child care approvals to cut red tape and fraud
Mirage News - October 2, 2020The Morrison Government will cut red tape for child care services, saving businesses about $62 million a year while also providing greater protection against fraud. Child care services will only have to submit one application to establish a new centre for assessment by Commonwealth...
How will COVID-19 impact our children in the long term?
Women's Agenda - Andrea Christie-David - October 2, 2020As parents across Australia juggle the demands of school holidays, after significant periods of home learning, and doing whatever it takes to hold onto a job in this challenging economic climate, you wouldn’t be blamed for also pondering what the long term impacts of all of this ...
Toowoomba childcare centre donates $20k in defibrillators to community groups, businesses
Toowoomba Chronicle - Tom Gillespie - October 2, 2020Kate’s Place at Middle Ridge is open to expressions of interest from between 10 and 12 organisations that would like to obtain the lifesaving device, which can cost $2400 each. The idea was started by former owner Noel Davies and is being supported by the current owner ...
Saving Australia: 4 top economists on what needs to be in Budget2020
Yahoo Finance - Jessica Yun - October 2, 2020Alison Pennington, senior economist, Australia Institute Centre for Future Work - What: Free universal public childcare. Why: “A quality, universal, free, publicly-funded early child education and care system would fix the long-standing barrier to women’s full workforce participation...
'Culture' of regulators faces pressure from PM's department
Financial Review - John Kehoe - October 2, 2020Overhauling the "culture" of regulators will be prosecuted across the federal government by a new body in the Prime Minister's department, as part of a red-tape cutting shake-up to make regulators more responsive to business and to revive the economy from the COVID-19 recession...
West Pennant Hills: Childcare centre with chickens, veggie gardens part of $5m plan
The Daily Telegraph - Madelaine Wong, Hornsby Advocate - October 1, 2020A $5m development proposal for West Pennant Hills is being touted to revitalise the area with a health and nature focused childcare centre and medical centre. The project would include knocking down the existing “rundown” nursery to replace it with a childcare centre and...
Australian Childhood Foundation report reveals the toll of the COVID pandemic on families
7news.com.au - Troy Nankervis and Jenny Ky, The Morning Show - October 1, 2020Across 2020, Australian families have been forced to change the way they live, under never-before-seen circumstances. And it’s taking a major toll. The Australian Childhood Foundation has found that a quarter of parents believe they’re failing their children during the pandemic...
Think Childcare Group Market Announcement
Financial Review - October 1, 2020Think Childcare Group (ASX: TNK) is pleased to advise the appointment of Mr Nick Anagnostou as a Non-Executive Director of Think Childcare Development Limited (Company), effective today. Nick brings to the Company over 30 years’ experience in the real estate and funds ...
BDAC seeks to develop an early learning centre with a difference
Bendigo Advertiser - Emma D'Agostino - September 30, 2020Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cooperative has expanded its site in North Bendigo, with plans to establish an early learning centre, maternal and child health services and a youth centre. A proposal for a new building, play space and basketball court has been lodged with ...
Council says kindergarten is “COVID-safe” as centres re-open for Term 4
Shepparton News - Charmayne Allison - September 30, 2020Kindergarten is back for Term 4, with Greater Shepparton City Council reminding parents its centres are "COVID-safe spaces".
Mum’s the word when it comes to household chores — but she’s not happy about it, new SA survey shows
The Advertiser - Rebecca Baker, Sunday Mail - September 30, 2020Women are continuing to do the bulk of the housework and childcare in 2020 and it is sparking new, more intense, household unease, a nationwide survey of parents reveals. Flinders University professor in psychology Damien Riggs said the research focused on three areas...
