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Aussie families pocket thousands in childcare savings

Aussie families pocket thousands in childcare savings

Landmark childcare reforms have been firmed up in the federal budget, although calls to improve services in rural Australia have gone unanswered.

Royal commission ruled out after childcare revelations

Royal commission ruled out after childcare revelations

Royal commission ruled out after childcare revelations

Royal commission ruled out after childcare revelations

Advocacy groups, unions and political parties are demanding government intervention in the childcare sector following revelations of rampant child mistreatment.

Election push for childcare as rural kids 'held back'

Election push for childcare as rural kids 'held back'

Election push for childcare as rural kids 'held back'

Election push for childcare as rural kids 'held back'

Farmers, families and advocates are calling on all side of politics to improve "dire" access to childcare in the bush, where there are years-long waiting lists.

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Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Early learning advocates, service providers and children advocate peak bodies say housing, health and system complexity is holding back kids from early learning

Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs rise

Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs rise

Technology is a major factor in rising back-to-school costs as Australian teachers notice an increase in students without the essentials.

Infants 'ate food scraps off floor of childcare centre'

Infants 'ate food scraps off floor of childcare centre'

A childcare centre will remain closed after allegations of infants eating off the floor, staff scrolling on their phones and other serious issues were aired.

'Wholly achievable': calls grow for $10-a-day childcare

'Wholly achievable': calls grow for $10-a-day childcare

Plans to improve childcare access for families should pave the way for fees to be capped at as little as $10 per day, advocates and experts say.

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Thousands of families in line for cheaper childcare

Thousands of families in line for cheaper childcare

Thousands of families in line for cheaper childcare

Thousands of families in line for cheaper childcare

More than 60,000 families would access three days of subsidised childcare while an access test branded punitive will be scrapped under a Labor policy.

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

Where 960 kinders, schools must be built, and built big

One Australian state will need about 900 new kindergartens and 60 new government schools to keep up with demand and a growing population by 2036.

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

A wage increase for early childhood educators has been lauded as a first step towards universal childcare that will benefit the sector and Australian families.

Kinder worker's family mourns 'light of our lives'

Kinder worker's family mourns 'light of our lives'

Kinder worker's family mourns 'light of our lives'

Kinder worker's family mourns 'light of our lives'

The family of Eleanor Bryant, killed as a truck crashed into a kindergarten in Victoria, has paid tribute to the mother-of-two as mourners laid flowers.

Woman dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy

Woman dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy

Woman dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy

Woman dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy

A driver is understood to have suffered a medical episode when his truck hit a kindergarten, killing a woman and injuring a child weeks after a similar tragedy.

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

As federal MPs return to Canberra, the Labor government is hoping its education reforms will allow it to end the political year on a high ahead of the election.

Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school

Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school

Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school

Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school

Children face higher risks of poor health outcomes due to traffic-related air pollution as one in six capital city schools are located near major roads.

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Counting to 100: Labor insist preschool target on track

Labor is adamant it can open 100 public pre-schools by 2027 but critics are sceptical given the time taken to open the first.

Universal childcare could mean higher taxes: Dutton

As peak early childhood education bodies welcome recommendations to make childcare more affordable, Australians are being warned it could come at a price.

One in four Aussies in 'childcare deserts' missing out

Australians living in the regions and metropolitan outskirts are missing out on child care as providers preference areas where they can charge the highest fees.

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Education experts say a 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood workers will help increase the status of the job to the public.

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Childcare's staff crisis revealed in new survey figures

More than 60 per cent of early childhood educators plan to leave the sector within three years as mounting staff turnover continues to plague the industry.

'Really unfair': rural families demand more childcare

Essential workers such as nurses cannot get back to work in country Australia due to inadequate childcare. A new rural coalition wants to change that.

Ambitious plan for Aussie kids needs action: advocates

A decade long blueprint for Australia's early childhood system has been released with well-being advocates calling for real action.

Sydney's growing fringes win in preschool rollout

A pledge to build 100 public preschools in three years is set to double the number available to NSW families.

Boost in early childhood scholarships, rural preschools

A record number of early childhood scholarships have been issued to attract workers, while 49 new public preschools will be built in rural and regional NSW.

Families earning $80k or less could get free child care

The government should modify childcare subsidies and increase access for children from all backgrounds, particularly low-income households, a report suggests.

A 140km trip for childcare as rural families miss out

A shortage of childcare and early education services across the regions is leaving parents, children and entire communities behind, a national report shows.

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