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To secure their children's future, these mothers are leaving them behind
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1638+ words) Yoga struggled to call his mother "Ibu" " Indonesian for "Mum" " when he was young because he did not grow up with her. (Supplied: Yoga Prasetyo) Yoga Prasetyo belongs to a generation of children in South-East Asia raised without their mothers....
Violent threats to toddlers exposed in Busy Bees childcare complaints
2+ week, 5+ day ago (936+ words) Despite regulatory conditions imposed on Busy Bees in Oxley, documents show ongoing problems at the service. (ABC News: Joel Wilson) The ACT's childcare regulator intervened multiple times, including banning one educator and issuing compliance orders. Warning: This story contains content…...
Government delivers on $20M promise to help mums, carers return to work
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (728+ words) Mum Jen Fleming says the grants will be "groundbreaking", particularly for stay-at-home mums ready to return to work. (ABC News: Emma Johnson) More than 4,000 Queensland women will be able to access one-off careers grants to help get back into the…...
Spotlight on childcare reforms reveals how far there is to go
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1064+ words) Education Minister Jason Clare said the reforms package was the biggest investment in child safety in Australian history. (ABC News: Lucas Hill) Parents may be horrified to learn the new national childcare reforms are the kind of basic safety measures…...
Victoria to overhaul childcare safety after damning rapid review
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (907+ words) A rapid review into the childcare and education sector was launched after several allegations of sexual assault were made public. (ABC News: Kyle Harley) The Victorian government has released a damning review of regulation of the state's childcare sector. The…...
Parents warned about hiring nannies in move away from formal daycares
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1091+ words) Parents of young children are looking at alternative options to daycare centres as the sector and governments troubleshoot child safety and compliance issues. They are calling for the child care subsidy scheme to cover the use of babysitters, nannies, and…...
Labor is finding childcare access is just the beginning in a 'patchy, profit-driven market"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (875+ words) Education Minister Jason Clare says "overwhelmingly higher levels" of quality are found in the not-for-profit childcare sector. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore) It was during the election campaign, at the ABC's leaders' debate, that Anthony Albanese declared the political achievement he'd…...
How Labor's new bill to strip unsafe childcare centres of funding would work
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (604+ words) A proposal to strip childcare centres of federal funding was introduced to parliament on Wednesday morning. (ABC Kimberley: Ted O'Connor) A proposal to strip childcare centres of federal funding has been introduced to parliament. It is one of the re-elected…...
Educators reveal childcare red flags for anxious parents to watch for
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1027+ words) Child care standards have been in the national spotlight. (ABC News: Kate Nickels) They say checking staffing ratios, consistency of staff, and hiring processes are ways parents can reassure themselves of safety at their childcare centre. State and federal governments…...
Can a childcare system built on parental 'choice' also guarantee quality?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1050+ words) The Albanese government is working on reforms to improve the often patchy federal quality regulation of childcare. (ABC News: Lincoln Rothall) This week's horrifying allegations against a Melbourne childcare worker have provoked shock, grief and reckoning. For those who spend…...