Child Care News
Gillard to clarify ABC Learning's status next month
ABC Online - Bill Bainbridge - November 15, 2008Some parents aren't prepared to wait that long, they're already looking for alternative child care centres. The company receiver is urging parents to...
Govt won't increase ABC Learning funding: Gillard
ABC Online - November 14, 2008The Federal Government has ruled out topping up its rescue package for ABC Learning, saying the money already given to the struggling child care provider is sufficient...
CBA considers action over ABC
NEWS.com.au - George Lekakis and Liam Walsh - November 14, 2008Mr Norris hinted the bank may consider taking legal action against former directors and auditors of ABC Learning but he refused to say what form such action may take...
Commonwealth Bank lost $440m in ABC childcare collapse
The Australian - Natasha Bita,Richard Gluyas - November 14, 2008The bank's annual general meeting in Melbourne yesterday heard that it had written off its entire $440million unsecured exposure to ABC Learning Centres...
High Court cautious in ruling work expenses
The Australian - Nicola Berkovic - November 14, 2008THE High Court has carefully avoided opening the door to new claims for deductibility of expenses such as childcare and travel to work in a ruling...
$30m lifeline as ABC funds run dry
The Age - Tom Arup and Dan Harrison - November 14, 2008A SYNDICATE of ABC Learning's banking creditors has lent the failed company a further $30 million to keep child-care centres open until the end of the year...
Parents buckle up for race to flee ABC
Sydney Morning Herald - Erik Jensen and Vanda Carson - November 14, 2008Parents at a centre in the Hills District were told by the centre director on Monday to look elsewhere for places - possibly for a closure before Christmas...
The business of caring
The Age - Prof Deborah Brennan - November 13, 2008THE collapse of ABC Learning is an opportunity for the Rudd Government to rethink the fundamentals of Australian early education and care...
Challenges and opportunities: the demise of ABC Learning
ABC Online - Helen Kenneally (CAA) - November 13, 2008Australian children and families deserve an early childhood education and care framework that drives quality outcomes and genuine choice...
ABC Learning accounts in a mess: Julia Gillard
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - November 13, 2008JULIA Gillard has warned that deciding the future of ABC Learning Centres will be time-consuming because the company's accounts are in such poor shape investigators will have to...
Spotlight on ABC's grip on child care
Sydney Morning Herald - Stephanie Peatling - November 13, 2008THE concentration of the child-care industry will be addressed by the Federal Government as part of its long-term plans for the sector...
Most ABC Centres are safe: Treasury chief
The Age - November 12, 2008Most ABC Learning centres will stay open - even if they have to change their name, Treasury boss Ken Henry says. Dr Henry today moved to reassure parents...
Mopping up the ABC Learning Centres mess
Melbourne Herald Sun - Ben Packham and Susie O'Brien - November 12, 2008About 126 ABC centres in the state, almost half, have vacancies according to careforkids.com.au. Many centres have places available for every day of the...
Parent fury at childcare fees increase in mini-Budget
Daily Telegraph - Kate Sikora and Vikki Campion - November 12, 2008STRUGGLING families will be hit by higher childcare fees as the State Government slugs operators an extra $1100 a year. Fees are expected to rise by $11 a week...
Family day care seeks to capitalise on ABC woes
ABC Online - November 12, 2008Parents and childcare workers are being urged to consider a switch to family day care amid the difficulties being experienced by ABC Learning...
