Child Care News
Preschool beyond many, union says
Sydney Morning Herald – Farrah Tomazin – July 11, 2007MORE than 57000 children missed out on preschool last year, a figure that may reignite tensions between teachers, the Federal Government and the states over...
Lesson in letting kids be kids
Melbourne Herald Sun – Susie O'Brien – July 11, 2007On weekdays they spend 4.2 hours in unstructured play and TV watching, compared with 5.2 hours a day visiting others, doing lessons and in child care...
Rudd grabs for a basket of goodies
Melbourne Herald Sun – Ben Packham – July 11, 2007But Mr Rudd will argue that rising grocery prices, and child care, petrol and housing costs, are placing households under massive financial strain...
French woman leads rebellion against 'baby mania'
NEWS.com.au – John Follain – July 9, 2007To encourage mothers back to work, the French have increased municipal childcare facilities and introduced family allowances that rise with each subsequent...
'Toddler bonus' push to keep mums content
The Age – Deborah Gough – July 8, 2007In effect, the bonus subsidises child-care costs, which range from $60 to $100 a day. It eases the financial strain of paid child care, which...
Hunt to identify killer flu
Sunday Times – Louise Pemble and Andrea Mayes – July 7, 2007Dr Van Buynder said Perth parents had no need to panic if their children developed flu symptoms, or to keep them away from childcare centres...
Two lattes with the tin lids, please - hold the Hills hoist
Sydney Morning Herald – Catharine Munro – July 7, 2007Even a tight squeeze on child care did not deter them. When the couple missed out on spots for their son Jake, now three, they hired a nanny - at twice the...
Urban crawl: pram army hits inner Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald - Catharine Munro - July 7, 2007She recently sold a house for close to $1 million to a family which had no interest in the usual amenities, even child care, but wanted to be close to town...
Childcare fees hit roof
Courier Mail – Tanya Chilcott – July 7, 2007PARENTS have been hit with childcare fee increases up to double the benefit they were handed in the Federal Budget. Centres and family day care facilities...
ABC accelerating growth
Melbourne Herald Sun – Liam Walsh – July 6, 2007CHILDCARE giant ABC Learning Centres yesterday obtained shareholder backing to raise $1 billion for expansion, even as it promises to address concerns about...
Rise a 'slap in the face'
Courier Mail – Clinton Porteous – July 6, 2007'This measly pay rise is a slap in the face for hard-working Australians and their families who are facing rising petrol prices, rents, child care and...
Working parents turn to 'granny nannies'
Telegraph.co.uk – Sarah Womack – July 3, 2007But a spokesman for HSBC said the 'free child care' arrangement was not always as attractive for grandparents as it is for their children and grandchildren...
Grandparents meet childcare needs
BBC News UK - July 2, 2007The study found that without the help of grandparents half of working parents would be forced to live on a tighter budget because of childcare costs......
Remembering lost children
Melbourne Herald Sun – Christpoher Bantik – July 3, 2007Moreover, the SIDS and Kids Safe Sleeping campaign has been attributed with changing key child-care practices. While these statistics are encouraging...
Curing an ailing system
The Age – Rob Moodie – July 2, 2007Smart systems invest heavily in early childhood development -- not only in maternal and child health services but in universal child care, kindergartens and...
