Child Care News
Another Labor bungle looming in early childhood education and care
Australia.TO - August 19, 2010Child 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, 2010It 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, 2010At 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, 2010With 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, 2010A 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, 2010More 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, 2010The 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, 2010PARENTS 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, 2010PARENTS 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, 2010CHILDCARE 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, 2010The 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, 2010Labor'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, 2010But 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, 2010G8 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, 2010MUMS can return to work within a year of giving birth without harming their babies' development, a landmark report shows...
