It’s safe to say the cost of childcare may come in as a close second in deterring parents-to-be from starting a family.
Many parents are at the breaking point of stress,and some say parenting has become too hard. What can we do to bring the joy back?
Gardiner Preschool,which has been on St Andrews Lane in Glen Iris for 80 years,has been given notice by the Uniting Church to vacate by the end of 2025.
A study of childcare in nine developed countries found Australia’s system did little to incentivise services where they’re most needed.
The popular podcaster and TV host is turning his bestselling children’s books into an animated series.
A tribunal approved a childcare development in an industrial zone with chemical smells,ruling the children could play indoors “if the odour is particularly strong”.
An empty block in Fitzroy became a place of adventure for the children of the tower blocks. Scrounging cast-offs,they built their dreams:cubby houses.
A think tank says the estimated $7 billion cost of providing free or low-fee early childhood education and care would be “more than offset” by other benefits.
An inner west public primary school has told parents that students will use an e-library rather than physical books for their home reading program.
Public school students in wealthy suburbs will get $400 each to help with learning costs while their private peers in poorer areas miss out.
The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.