A $9 billion overhaul of early childhood education will see every Victorian four-year-old entitled to a free, 30-hour-a-week program | annikasmethurst
Parents will save thousands of dollars on childcare and kindergarten programs for four-year-olds will be expanded as part of a multibillion-dollar reshaping of preschool learning by the Andrews government.
“These massive reforms are about setting our kids up for the future and investing in women – who for far too long have had to do far too much,” Premier Daniel Andrews said.delivering early education and care that actually works for families.” The new childcare centres will deliver childcare, kinder and pre-prep programs and will be built in suburbs with long waiting lists for childcare spots, boosting the overall supply by between 3 and 5 per cent.Childcare experts hope the new centres will improve so-called childcare deserts, where there are more than three times as many children as childcare places within a 20-minute drive of the family home.
At the time the report was released, lead author Dr Peter Hurley said there was a huge body of evidence that showed high-quality early learning sets children up for life.
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