Corporate child care in Australia: Is it in the public interest? [1]
ICMEC Conference, 10th September 2007
Source:
University of East London. International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
10 Sep 2007
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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
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Tags:
economics [4]
privatization [5]