Green drinks and meditation won’t solve the childcare crisis for women - we need free universal childcare to stay.
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For many women, childcare has been unaffordable. Suddenly it’s free. It’s as if we have finally realised it is an essential service.
Parents are children’s first and most influential educators. They can turn ordinary moments into important learning experiences.
Childcare will be free for many Australian parents to help families and a struggling sector through the COVID-19 crisis. But there is much confusion around how this new system works.
Quality preschool can deliver $2 for every $1 from government. But families are paying more for it than if they sent their child to private primary school. Some forego quality for affordability.
High income families could get up to $1,080 per year, others $618, but it could still be worthwhile.
Understanding the role of childcare in balancing work and family life.
For families, the HILDA report has little good news – childcare costs, poverty and anxiety are rising, all while women are more involved in the labour market. But there is some reason to hope.
Excluding high earning dads from paid parental leave is not the answer.
Australia is far from having an early childhood sector that delivers what children and families need. The government can look to these three areas to ensure access for all Australian children.
Paying wages directly would be an Australian first, and far from ideal.
Labor’s childcare policy would do more for the economy than either side’s proposed tax cuts.
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Former Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Education Policy, Victoria University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Andrea Carson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, University of New England
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Research economist, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
