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Australia's childcare funding model an example of 'what not to do' [1]

Author: 
Morris, M. & Cleveland, G.
Source: 
ABC Melbourne
Format: 
Video
Publication Date: 
3 Jul 2023
AVAILABILITY
Listen online [07:34] [2]

A new childcare subsidy regime designed to make the service cheaper for about 1.2 million families is set to launch next Monday, but not everyone is a fan of the scheme.

Canadian expert in childcare economics, Emeritus Professor Gordon Cleveland, said Australia "could do an awful lot better" by following in Canada's footsteps and implementing a fixed $10-a-day fee.

Listen online [3] to hear his interview with Madeleine Morris.

Related link: 
How $10-a-day childcare became reality in Canada - and what Australia can learn from it [4]
Region: 
Australia and New Zealand [5]
Tags: 
early childhood education and care [6]
funding [7]
subsidy [8]
Source URL (modified on 10 Jul 2023):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/23/07/australias-childcare-funding-model-example-what-not-do

Links
[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/23/07/australias-childcare-funding-model-example-what-not-do [2] https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/drive/should-australia-follow-canadas-lead-on-childcare-fees/102556486 [3] http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/drive/should-australia-follow-canadas-lead-on-childcare-fees/102556486 [4] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/23/07/how-10-day-childcare-became-reality-canada-and-what-australia-can [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/region/australia-and-new-zealand [6] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/early-childhood-education-and-care [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/funding [8] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/subsidy