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Row over childcare reform costsAugust 25, 2010
Herald Sun - Elissa Doherty - August 25, 2010 The Child Care Centres Association of Victoria said many parents would not be able to afford care with the changes, and different ratios could cost 3000 places...
Parents let down - againAugust 25, 2010
Herald Sun - August 25, 2010 FOLLOWING hard on the heels of the Federal Government's failure to honour its childcare election promises, parents have been dealt another blow...
Pledges favour parentsAugust 21, 2010
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - August 21, 2010 FAMILY policies such as paid parental leave, education rebates and cheaper childcare are on offer to attract the votes of Aussie mums and dads...
Phlegmatic response to our germ warfareAugust 21, 2010
The Australian - Emma Tom - August 21, 2010 If, on the other hand, you've had contact with that haven of germ warfare known as the childcare centre, both you and your rhinoviruses are welcome...
Another Labor bungle looming in early childhood education and careAugust 20, 2010
Australia.TO - August 19, 2010 Child 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 voteAugust 14, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - August 14, 2010 It 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 hikesAugust 14, 2010
ABC Online - Jennifer Macey - August 13, 2010 At 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 choicesAugust 14, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Kim Christian - August 13, 2010 With 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 fraudAugust 14, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - August 13, 2010 A 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 childcareAugust 12, 2010
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - August 12, 2010 More 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 sakeAugust 12, 2010
The Age - Pam Cahir - August 12, 2010 The 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'August 10, 2010
Courier Mail - Margaret Wenham - August 10, 2010 PARENTS 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 childcareAugust 9, 2010
The Daily Telegraph - Sue Dunlevy - August 09, 2010 PARENTS 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 highAugust 8, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Rachel Browne - August 8, 2010 CHILDCARE 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 familiesAugust 8, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Jessica Wright - August 8, 2010 The 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 livingAugust 5, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Ari Sharp - August 5, 2010 Labor'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 mattersAugust 4, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - August 4, 2010 But 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 spurtAugust 3, 2010
Gold Coast Bulletin - Nick Nichols - August 3rd, 2010 G8 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 mumAugust 2, 2010
Herald Sun - Felicity Williams - August 02, 2010 MUMS can return to work within a year of giving birth without harming their babies' development, a landmark report shows...
Coalition ditches nanny rebateJuly 31, 2010
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - July 31, 2010 THE Coalition has dumped a plan to give families a rebate for half the cost of nannies, au pairs or grandparents paid for childcare...
Experts urge childcare commitmentJuly 30, 2010
Herald Sun - July 30, 2010 A SLIDE in the nation's commitment to improving early childhood education would significantly damage Australia's economy, a leading advocacy group...
G8 buys two more childcare centresJuly 28, 2010
Gold Coast Bulletin - Nick Nichols - July 28, 2010 GOLD Coast-based childcare centre operator G8 Education has snared two more childcare centres, this time in Sydney. The company, headed by former S8 team...
Early starts translate wellJuly 28, 2010
The Advertiser - Candice Keller - July 27, 2010 A trial being conducted at nine preschools and childcare centres around South Australia is examining the benefit of introducing kindergarten students to a second language...
Abbott to stall childcare reformsJuly 27, 2010
The Australian - Matthew Franklin - July 27, 2010 TONY Abbott has promised to delay introducing new rules requiring childcare providers to hire more teachers with better qualifications...
Coalition delay changes in childcare standardsJuly 27, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Kirsty Needham - July 27, 2010 The Coalition also wanted to find a way to keep older female workers without qualifications in the sector...
Rise in calls to experts about child-on-child sex abuseJuly 27, 2010
The Australian - Natasha Robinson - July 27, 2010 "We've been getting a lot more phone calls, exponentially, from schools and childcare centres asking for our assistance dealing with kids perpetrating...
Margie Abbott appears with husband Tony to announce childcare indexation policyJuly 26, 2010
The Australian - Joe Kelly - July 26, 2010 He said a Coalition government would consult on the "additional cost that will be faced by the sector in meeting these higher standards..."
Tony Abbott unveils $89 miillion childcare services planJuly 26, 2010
News.com.au - Ian Rakowski - July 26, 2010 OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott will funnel $89 million into childcare services if the Coalition wins the next federal election. Mr Abbott said...
Children sexually abusing children 'ignored and denied'July 26, 2010
The Australian - Natasha Robinson - July 26, 2010 TEACHERS and childcare workers have raised the alarm over an increase in children coercing other children into sexual acts. The widespread increase...
Calls for more childcare supportJuly 21, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - July 21, 2010 Both major parties have been called on to do more to help parents struggling with rising childcare costs. Childcare Alliance Australia (CAA) will issue an...
Children entitled to more preschool timeJuly 21, 2010
ABC Online - July 20, 2010 The SA Government says it is part of a program to boost enrolments and increase children's access to preschool. Minister for Early Childhood Development...
Greens query childcare dataJuly 20, 2010
The Age - Jewel Topsfield - July 20, 2010 THE reliability of figures used to justify breaking a key 2007 federal election promise on childcare have come under attack, with an investigation by the Greens...
Leaders try to keep it all in familyJuly 20, 2010
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - July 19, 2010 There's the undertaking to pay the childcare rebate fortnightly, which will make a huge difference to many working families struggling to afford childcare...
School computer scheme probedJuly 20, 2010
The Australian - Natasha Bita - July 17, 2010 The auditor also plans to probe the administration of $2bn a year in childcare subsidies to families, as well as the Council of Australian Governments agreement...
Rudd and Gillard's wins, stuff-upsJuly 17, 2010
Herald Sun - July 16, 2010 *Plan for 260 new childcare centres axed - Dumped 2007 election promise to build 260 childcare centres on school grounds to avoid the "dreaded double drop off"...
Major law firms in bidding war on parental leaveJuly 16, 2010
The Australian - Nicola Berkovic - July 16, 2010 "The cost of childcare and the lack of deductibility, together with the fact that rebates are for good reason targeted at lower and middle-income women...
Union attacks coalition childcare reviewJuly 16, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - July 15, 2010 Opposition childcare spokeswoman Sharman Stone says fees will rise and centres will close if the government goes ahead with plans to lift quality standards...
PM warns of cuts in 'lean' campaignJuly 16, 2010
The Australian - Joe Kelly - July 15, 2010 The Prime Minister dismissed an ideological "free-market" approach to the delivery of key services including hospitals, aged care facilities, childcare centres...
Family First - Don't believe the major political parties on Child CareJuly 16, 2010
Australia.TO - July 15, 2010 Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding says you can't trust the two major parties when it comes to childcare. Senator Fielding''s comments came after the...
Libs promise swift action on childcare rebatesJuly 15, 2010
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - July 15, 2010 THE Coalition has vowed to deliver weekly childcare rebate payments to parents months earlier than Labor. The move came as the pre-election campaigning...
Rescuing centres from financial disasterJuly 15, 2010
The Australian - Glenda Korporaal - July 15, 2010 McGRATHNICOL partners Chris Honey and Jason Ireland still remember the call that was to dominate their lives for the next 18 months. In October 2008, they were called to...
More control over hours the most important factor for working womenJuly 15, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - July 15, 2010 The survey of 1700 childcare workers and dental assistants found that having the ability to reduce or vary work hours, and to control start and finishing...
All childhood obesity programs are not created equal, study findsJuly 15, 2010
Los Angeles Times - Jeannine Stein - July 14, 2010 This group included 12000 children in preschools, daycare facilities, homes and maternal and child health services. After three years, the prevalence of...
Household shift has politicians perplexedJuly 14, 2010
Daily Telegraph - Sue Dunlevy - July 13, 2010 Childcare subsidies, increased family tax benefits and paid parental leave, the policy fare of recent election campaigns, are meaningless to people who are childless...
Why is Labor ignoring child care cost blowouts?July 14, 2010
Australia.TO - Dr Sharman Stone - July 13, 2010 For the sake of working families the Gillard Labor Government must do better with child care costs than its promise to pay child care rebate fortnightly in a year's time...
Childcare rebate changes ease home budget painJuly 10, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Kirsty Needham - July 10, 2010 FAMILIES can opt to have the childcare rebate paid fortnightly from next year or paid directly to a childcare centre to reduce fees, the federal government says...
Fortnightly childcare rebates hailedJuly 10, 2010
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - July 10, 2010 JULIA Gillard has tried to win over families, promising parents they will get childcare rebate payments fortnightly from July 1 next year. The move to ease cost-of-living...
Childcare sector is not as simple as ABCJuly 10, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald - Carolyn Cummins - July 10, 2010 THE collapse and consequent change in ownership of the former ABC Learning Group has opened up opportunities for other operators in the childcare sector but finding locations...
Year 7 school switch gets the nodJuly 10, 2010
Courier Mail - Tanya Chilcott - July 09, 2010 ... and private schools raise the possibility of establishing more kindergartens on their sites - signalling a potential battle with the childcare sector...
Childcare rebate to be paid fortnightly, or straight to children's carersJuly 9, 2010
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - July 09, 2010 PARENTS will be able to receive childcare rebate payments fortnightly from July 1 next year to ease cost-of-living pressures. The reform was announced as the...
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