The number of Australian children in child care has grown by almost 90,000 in just 12 months, according to new figures released today, backing the need for a more affordable, flexible and accessible child care system.
Assistant Minister for Education Sussan Ley said in less than two weeks, over 2850 services had applied for the Government’s Long Day Care Professional Development Programme (LDCPDP) – the largest investment of its kind.
In a first, time-poor parents can have their say on the nation’s first major review of childcare since the 1990s without having to make a full-length submission.