Child Care News
Meet the Finnies
Times Online UK – Fleur Britten - October 14, 2007Or fill-in nannies as today's grandparents are styling themselves. The new boom in family childcare…
Family First wants $10k bonus for third baby
Melbourne Herald Sun – Matthew Frankiln – October 11, 2007He also confirmed Family First would press the next government to pay working parents $4000 tax rebates to use on their choice of childcare options...
Information kit issued to reduce playground injuries
Melbourne Herald Sun – Fay Burstin – October 11, 2007... or padded play mats, and a clear space around play equipment are some of the recommendations being made to families, childcare centres and councils...
Double women MPs for better result: Democrat chief
The Age – Penelope Debelle - October 10, 2007Senator Allison said Democrat issues that particularly related to women included paid maternity leave, affordable quality child care, research into...
Recognising the value of working mums
Adelaide Advertiser - October 6, 2007They have been striving to have their plight heard: how family hampers promotion opportunities, how child-care costs wipe out much of the average part-time...
Lure for mum and dad votes
Adelaide Advertiser - October 6, 2007CASH handouts for families struggling with high child care and other costs are being considered by the Government and the Opposition in a potentially...
Handouts looming for mums
NEWS.com.au - George Megalogenis - October 5, 2007JOHN Howard and Kevin Rudd are preparing to unveil new handouts for working mums as research shows they're returning to work sooner than ever before.
Childcare crucial to swinging mum's vote
The Australian - Anrew Faulkner - October 5, 2007As a nurse on a seven-day roster, she has had no end of bother finding a childcare centre flexible enough to fit in with her shifts...
Working mum poll time-bomb
NEWS.com.au - George Megalogenis - October 5, 2007New exclusive data from the census last August supplied to The Australian shows why childcare, and the pressures of balancing work and family life...
Childcare tax break rejected
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - October 4, 2007PETER Costello is resisting a backbench push for full tax deductibility of childcare costs, citing Treasury modelling that reveals it would leave most women ...
Families better off without full tax childcare rebate: Costello
ABC Online - October 4, 2007Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says Australian families would actually be worse off if the Government introduced full tax deductibility for childcare...
Double promises for autism care
Sydney Morning Herald - Mark Metherell- October 4, 2007In a move leaked on Tuesday night, Labor announced it would establish specialised child-care and intervention services in six early childhood centres...
We have failed the refugees who need the most help to resettle
The Age - Toby Hall - October 4, 2007Because of a lack of child care in the area, Nyakang cannot get to English language classes. Her only alternative is a one-hour weekly lesson through a home...
PM announces $190m for children with autism
ABC Online - Gillian Bradford - October 3, 2007The money will go towards early diagnosis, specialist childcare, support for parents and professional development for teachers...
Supernanny kids torch home
Melbourne Herald Sun - October 3, 2007Childcare guru Jo Frost spent two weeks with the Young family in 2005, teaching them how to reward good behaviour and to sit their children down on ...
