GREENS-BACKED NATIONAL CHILDCARE COMMISSION WOULD MAKE CHILDREN SAFER, BRING COSTS DOWN
April 02, 2025
The Greens’ plans to establish an independent Early Childhood Education and Care Commission will improve safety and quality for children in early education, bring costs...
MEDIA ALERT: COWPER FAMILIES’ FORUM ON LOCAL CHILDCARE CRISIS
March 27, 2025
Much of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, in the electorate of Cowper, is a childcare desert, where at least three children compete...
CHILDCARE: GOVT’S QUALITY AND SAFETY MEASURES CRITICAL NEXT STEP FOR REFORM
March 27, 2025
Safety and quality breaches, non-payment of wages and financial integrity problems will see childcare providers cut off from government funding in a move welcomed by...
FEDERAL BUDGET RESPONSE: TREASURER’S $5 BILLION DOWN-PAYMENT ON UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE
March 25, 2025
Tonight’s Federal Budget doubles down on the Albanese government’s commitment to deliver universal early childhood education and care, says The Parenthood. The Budget includes a $5...
NEW CHILDCARE COMMISSION REQUIRED TO ADDRESS UNSCRUPULOUS PROVIDERS THAT PUT PROFIT BEFORE CHILDREN
March 25, 2025
Early childhood education and care advocates have called for an early childhood education and care commission with the power to weed out unscrupulous operators that...
CHILDCARE REVELATIONS: STRONG LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO WEED OUT UNSCRUPULOUS PROVIDERS PUTTING PROFIT BEFORE KIDS AND FAMILIES
March 17, 2025
The shocking mistreatment of children exposed in an ABC Four Corners story airing tonight represents some of the most extreme failures of Australia’s profit-driven childcare system,...
COWPER FAMILIES’ FORUM ON LOCAL CHILDCARE CRISIS
March 11, 2025
Much of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales is a childcare desert, where at least three children compete for an early learning and...
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN TURMOIL MORE EVIDENCE FOR STRONGER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, FEE CAPS
March 07, 2025
The latest upheaval at Genius Childcare - centres closing, child health and safety breaches, staff unpaid, and parents left scrambling [1] and the emergency closures...
CALARE FAMILIES’ FORUM ON LOCAL CHILDCARE CRISIS
March 05, 2025
Up to 5 children compete for a childcare place in some parts of Orange and surrounding suburbs. Ahead of the Federal Election, The Parenthood has...
PM’s comment on capped-price childcare gives families hope on mortgage relief, cost-of-living
March 05, 2025
Paying the mortgage off faster, having more to spend on groceries and finally taking a family holiday are some of the things families are looking...
NEW DATA: GENDER PAY GAP STILL PERSISTENT IN AUSTRALIA, PARENTING AND CHILD CARE REFORMS KEY TO CHANGE
March 04, 2025
New data showing women earn 21.1% less than men for the same amount of work [1] has prompted advocates to demand bold reforms from all political parties...
CHILDCARE: ADVOCATES CALL ON OPPOSITION TO REVEAL POLICIES FOLLOWING VOTE AGAINST REFORM
February 26, 2025
As the federal election looms, early childhood advocates are calling on the Federal Opposition to reveal their early learning and childcare policies.The Parenthood CEO Georgie...