Child Care News
Parents furious over childcare study
7News - Gerda Jezuchowski - October 29, 2014New research linking childcare centres to bad behaviour in kids has been met with outrage from parents and the industry...
White House Announces Summit on Early Education
The White House (USA) - Office of the Press Secretary - October 29, 2014On Wednesday, December 10, President Obama will host a White House Summit on Early Education. The Summit will bring together a broad coalition of philanthropic, business, education, advocacy and elected leaders, as well as other stakeholders who are committed to expanding...
Childcare centres breed aggression: study
The West Australian - October 29, 2014Children placed in childcare centres are more likely to develop hyperactive and aggressive behaviours than those in home care, a study suggests. Researchers from the University of Adelaide monitored the development of more than 3200 children across Australia following time spent in...
No free range nannies, says peak children's body
Sydney Morning Herald - Judith Ireland - October 29, 2014Central co-ordination units should be set up if nannies get federal government funding to prevent fraud and make sure nannies deliver appropriate care, the peak body for children says. In its draft report on childcare, released in July, the Productivity Commission recommended that parents...
No good can come from binding our lives to the clubs
Sydney Morning Herald - Alan Stokes - October 29, 2014Any benefits from the expansion of the poker machine industry into the delivery of cheap childcare and aged care services will come at an enormous cost. The victims will be a significant number of problem gamblers and families exploited by clubs to ensure poker machine revenue keeps...
Time to means-test childcare
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - October 28, 2014IT'S time for the Federal Government to means-test childcare payments. Why should hardworking taxpayers fork out thousands of dollars every year to wealthy families who can well afford to pay for their own childcare costs? I think it's ridiculous that the same amount of Child Care Rebate...
IPO-hopeful Evolve worth up to $NZ221m, Goldman says
Financial Review - Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Jake Mitchell - October 28, 2014ASX-hopeful Evolve Education should trade at 6.5-times to 8.5-times forward earnings, according to sponsoring broker Goldman Sachs, which would value the Kiwi childcare roll-up at $NZ170 million ($152 million) to $NZ221 million. Goldman Sachs analysts printed premarketing research at the...
Mr Fluffy asbestos in Ainslie shops' roof will be dealt with, says Chief Minister
Canberra Times - Emma Macdonald - October 28, 2014The ACT government will address the issue of Mr Fluffy asbestos installed in part of the roof of the Ainslie shops and the Good Start Childcare Centre in Aranda – but homes are its immediate priority. ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher confirmed on Tuesday the Government would act to ensure...
Childcare sector hots up with another IPO
The Motley Fool - Mike King - October 28, 2014The success that G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) has enjoyed since listing in March 2010 has spurred increased competition in the childcare sector. Just last week, Think Childcare & Education Ltd (ASX: TNK) listed on the ASX, and follows on from the listing of Affinity Education Group Ltd...
Means-testing child-care rebate means families are paying twice
The Conversation - Kay Margetts - October 28, 2014Recent media reports suggest that the Productivity Commission into Child Care and Early Childhood Learning will recommend that the simplified single-payment child-care rebate is means-tested. This is not unexpected given that the new rebate combines both the current child care rebate...
Sydney parents miss out on childcare places thanks to outdated council capping
Daily Telegraph - Adam Bell and Peter Theodosiou - October 28, 2014MUMS and dads could be missing out on much needed child care places because of outdated planning rules set by councils. Some councils in Sydney set a limit on the number of places allowed per child care centre. Hornsby Shire Council limits the number of children per centre to 45 in...
The one word that explains how I 'do it all'
Women's Agenda - Fiona Sugden - October 28, 2014The next time someone says to me "I don't know how you do it" I am going to give them the honest one word answer. Childcare. "How I do it" is to deliver my children each working day to a high quality early learning environment with qualified educators. Gaining access to quality...
Time for PM to be Robin Hood on childcare with graduated means test
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - October 27, 2014IT’S time for the Federal Government to means-test childcare payments. Why should hardworking taxpayers fork out thousands of dollars every year to wealthy families who can well afford to pay for their own childcare costs? I think it's ridiculous that the same amount of Child Care Rebate...
An open invitation to Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey to take a ride in my car
Women's Agenda - Georgina Dent - October 27, 2014I have refrained from complaining about my family's childcare situation for a little while because I feel lucky to have the care for our two daughters that we do. Having any childcare - let alone good quality care - is no small feat. But the culmination of too many painful commutes and Samantha...
Online 'match-making' website Connect4Care to help ease Sydney childcare crisis
Daily Telegraph - Jenny Pogson - October 27, 2014TWO women have created an online 'match-making' service for families looking to share school pick-ups and child-minding responsibilities. In the face of rising childcare costs and low vacancy rates at centres across Sydney, Katrina Clark and Lisa Robertson saw an opportunity to launch...
