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.
Families should be able to send their children to daycare at least three days a week at a cost of no more than $10 a day, a think tank recommends, in an overhaul of the way early childhood education and care is funded.
“We’ve got plenty of universal systems and services in this country – public schooling, Medicare, superannuation. We want early learning to be right there with them.”The centre recommends providing at least three days a week of free or low-fee childcare, with extra days available for a slightly higher set fee depending on a child’s needs. It suggests three days of free care for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and up to five days free for the most vulnerable.
Hudson said that cost would be “more than offset” by other benefits. He also noted the full increase would not hit the budget bottom line until the reforms were totally implemented a decade from now.
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