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The Morrison Government has today passed legislation that will provide more affordable child care for around 250,000 Australian families, and allow more.
Because early education is so important for your little one’s development. - by Fiona Wright 03 Aug 2021
Whether your child is already in some form of childcare or is a stay-at-home toddler, it’s time to start thinking about enrolling them in preschool before they reach three to four years of age.
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Global studies have found that there are huge benefits to exposing children to two years of education before they start at primary school. With 90 per cent of a child’s brain development occurring in their first five years of life, preschool helps to maximise growth during this critical window.
The Australian Greens MPs
Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has expressed alarm at reports that the Commonwealth is chasing Child Care Subsidy recipients for debts going back several years.
Senator Faruqi said:
“We are in the middle of a pandemic outbreak with millions of people in lockdown and out of work. The least the government can do is show a little humanity and waive these debts.
“Families are already paying through the nose for what should be – and briefly was – considered an essential service. Chasing families for debts just adds insult to injury.
“People are doing it really tough at the moment, and not just in lockdown areas.