Families expecting some relief from the loosening of eligibility requirements are instead being slugged with fee increases as centres struggle with rising costs.
Queenslandâs costliest and cheapest suburbs for daycare Daycare costs are soaring â and some centres cost 50 per cent more than others. Check our list to compare costs in Queensland.
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Subscriber only  Daycare fees are rocketing above $35,000 a year in some parts of the state, with families in some suburbs slugged twice as much as others for high-quality care. As childcare costs eclipse elite private school fees and mortgage payments, the nation s costliest and cheapest suburbs for daycare can be revealed. Brisbane s most expensive daycare is in the CBD, where fees average $146 a day - or $35,000 for full-time care over 48 weeks a year.
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