Busy Bees childcare report: Baby left unattended at Mirrabooka centre
A mother's worst fears came true when she went to pick up her baby from daycare and found that the staff had already left.
Childcare
There is virtually no childcare for 700,000 Australians
According to a report, one in four Australians have very limited access to childcare, while 700,000 have virtually no access at all. Victoria University's Mitchell Institute has mapped access to childcare facilities for more than ten million children in nine countries and pursued approaches to provide families with fairer access.
‘Cookers’: Anthony Albanese takes swipe at LNP Senators Gerard Rennick and Peter Dutton over conspiratorial childcare contributions
Anti-vaxxer Gerard Rennick of the LNP was branded a “cooker” by Anthony Albanese for his conspiratorial posts claiming childcare would “destroy the family”. The Prime Minister took aim at Senator Rennick and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Sunday, questioning whether the outspoken senator's criticism of the pay rise for childcare workers was part of a … Read more
Childcare workers will receive a generous pay rise for two years as the federal government backs a 15 percent increase for the sector
The federal government has backed a 15 percent pay rise for childcare workers as the sector struggles with a shortage of skilled workers.