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The federal budget proposes national childcare. However, it is just for children in daycare. No offence to daycare, but no kid at the park should get all the marbles.
When I left school teaching to have a baby, I knew I was giving up income. I was surprised the state thought I was ending usefulness. When government funded care of children but only in daycare, this seemed inconsistent with equality. It did not just exclude me. It ignored parents taking turns tending the child and earning, parents who get care by a sitter, grandma or nanny, work-at-home parents. This “inclusive” budget still excludes a lot of people.