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Final submission to the Productivity Commission review of childcare and early childhood education

If parental workforce participation is a major goal of Government policies, then child care is but one of an inter-related suite of policies which must be coordinated. Reformation of child care alone will not produce solutions.

Topic

Early Childhood Education and Care / Out of School Hours Care

Date

22 June, 2014

Media release: out of school hours care

To improve women’s workforce participation more effectively, t he Commonwealth Government must enhance the availability and accessibility to families, of before and after school care for school-aged children, says the National Foundation for Australian W omen (NFAW ), a leading independent women’s advocacy group.

Topic

News / Out of School Hours Care

Date

1 January, 2013

Childcare ECEC media release

Out of school hours care study

Conducted nationally among 526 parents /guardians of children aged 5 - 15 years. Respondents were selected via a random sample process which included a quota being set for each capital city and non-capital city area, and within each of these areas, a quota being set for groups of statistical divisions or subdivisions.

Topic

Out of School Hours Care

Date

1 August, 2008

Childcare ECEC

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