Childcare should be free for lower-income families and subsidies must be bolstered for the rest if Australia wants to provide universal access, a government advisory body has urged. Early childhood education and care has significant benefits for children, particularly those from vulnerable or disadvantaged communities, but many are unable to enrol because of cost or … Read more
Childcare and out-of-school-hours workers will soon get a 15 per cent pay rise locked in from the end of 2024. Laws will be introduced to federal parliament on Thursday that will give workers in the sector a $155-a-week increase to their pay cheque. The wage rise will be dependent on childcare centres agreeing not to … Read more
Donald Trump on Thursday got a question about what he would do as president to make child care more affordable and accessible. The answer he gave might charitably be described as a rambling non sequitur, or less charitably as policy gibberish. Either way, Trump did not actually offer a concrete proposal ― or even express … Read more
Well, I would do that, and we’re sitting down — you know, I was, somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so impactful on that issue. It’s a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that — because, look, child … Read more
One in four Australians have severely limited access to childcare, while 700,000 have virtually no access at all, a report has revealed. Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute mapped childcare access across nine nations for more than 10 million children, tracking approaches that provided fairer access for families. About 24 per cent of Australians live in a … Read more
Taxpayers will foot the bill for a 15 per cent wage increase for early childhood education and care workers, in major reforms announced by the prime minister. The Albanese government will tie the wage increase to a commitment from childcare centres to limit fee increases, with hopes the changes will boost women’s workforce participation and … Read more
One of the Biden administration’s biggest legislative setbacks came when Democratic leaders had to give up on their “caregiving” agenda. The idea had been to transform everyday life for tens of millions of Americans by guaranteeing access to child care and paid leave, as well as home care for seniors and people with disabilities. And … Read more
RALEIGH. N.C. — North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed a larger amount in … Read more
The job market may have cooled a bit, but there are still far more job openings nationwide than there are people available to fill them. That means qualified workers are still a precious commodity. So, companies seeking to attract great employees like to set up shop in states that offer a great quality of life. … Read more
The use of personal phones to photograph children will be banned from Monday in early childhood education and care centres which have signed up to the new National Model Code and Guidelines. Staff at any childcare providers which adopt the code and guidelines — a strongly recommended measure — must only carry personal devices under … Read more
