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Corporate child care in Australia: Is it in the public interest?

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ICMEC Conference, 10th September 2007
Author: 
Sumsion, Jennifer
Format: 
Speech
Publication Date: 
10 Sep 2007

Excerpts from the presentation:

- In Australia corporate child care = ABC Learning Centres

- ABC Learning owns / operates 1,158 child centres (21% of total 5,372 centres; 29% of 3,886 for profit centres)

- The next largest provider (not for profit provider) operates 145 centres

- The only other remaining corporate provider operates 44 centres

- UK: 48 of 15,605 centres (0.3%)

- USA: 1,150 of 120,000 centres across 39 States (1.1%) (includes franchises in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines as part of Learning Care takeover)

- NZ: 77 of 1,700 centres (4.5%)

- China: subsidiary (123 Global Holding) and joint ventures planned for 2008