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Commercial childcare operators fight to survive as parents leave after child sex abuse scandal
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (746+ words) Major financial backers including superannuation giants are also cutting their exposure to the sector....
Parents are losing their faith in the childcare industry
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (393+ words) April 29, 2026 " 6: 08pm Parents invest enormous trust in the childcare industry, but they are fast losing their faith as scandals " including allegations of sexual abuse in centres, physical assaults and neglect " mount, costs increase and quality issues persist. The announcement on Wednesday…...
Australia's largest private child care operator slashes 40 centres
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (491+ words) April 29, 2026 " 12: 43pm Australia's largest private childcare centre operator, G8 Education, is planning to close up to 40 centres " nearly 10 per cent of its local operations " in response to an ongoing occupancy slump, rising costs and the fallout from last year's childcare sex abuse…...
Victoria's new child safety regulator runs into FIFO controversy
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (972+ words) April 22, 2026 " 5: 30am The state government has been criticised for appointing a fly-in, fly-out bureaucrat to oversee the first steps in overhauling Victoria's problem-plagued childcare sector. Brisbane-based Adam Fennessy became the interim regulator of the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA) in…...
How many hours of childcare is best for kids, and how much is too much?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1044+ words) April 5, 2026 " 7: 30pm Children who spend 40 hours a week in childcare face a higher risk of struggling with social competence and emotional maturity, a major study tracking the outcomes of 274, 000 Australian children from birth to their first year at school has found....
Juggling work and family life? Apparently, it's still a mother's problem to solve
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (970+ words) April 1, 2026 " 7: 00pm When the ABC asked the "working mums" of Instagram for their best work-life hacks last week, my reaction was immediate. The post was yet another reminder that, even in 2026, navigating parenting alongside work is still a mother's problem to…...
Coalition pushes for powers to more easily sack childcare workers
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (460+ words) April 1, 2026 " 4: 06pm Childcare centres would be able to sack employees more easily if suspected of posing a danger to children, under a Coalition plan to win back families" votes. A Senate inquiry into the embattled childcare sector, driven by a Coalition-dominated…...
Numbers of kids in childcare falls despite subsidy cost reaching record $4b for quarter
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (695+ words) March 25, 2026 " 6: 36pm More parents are taking their children out of childcare despite the government spending a record amount on childcare subsidies, as hourly costs in the sector continue to climb. The number of children in care, and the number of families…...
Council documents do little to quell parents" anger as much-loved Bassendean daycare"s sale looms
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1090+ words) March 24, 2026 " 4: 47pm Angry parents of children enrolled at a council-run daycare in Bassendean say the release of documents aimed at shining light on the decision-making behind its attempted sale has muddied the waters even further. Wind in the Willows has been…...
My salary increased: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (943+ words) At 26, I started my business. Three years later, I moved to New York City to "make it" as a writer. For the most part, I did. In the past 12 years, I've worked with big-name brands and publications, travelled 50+ countries, and now…...