Experts say worker shortages need to be overcome if governments want to set Australia up as the best place in the world to raise a child.
A report from The Centre for Policy Development has laid out what governments should do to improve the childcare sector in the next 12 months.
With about 6500 job vacancies across early education, experts are also urging governments to seize on the momentum for change created by the federal election and state promises, and set the country up to become the best place in the world to raise a child. “There are urgent priorities to solve now, but we can’t lose sight of the next step, which is to really make that commitment to a national early childhood system.”
There are about 6500 job vacancies across childcare now – more than double the usual in pre-pandemic times. The crisis is showing up in anChildcare workers across the country are planningJohn Cherry, advocacy manager for Goodstart, the largest non-profit childcare provider, said many educators leaving the sector were citing burnout, along with the need for better pay and professional recognition.
Page wants to see the capped hourly rate, on which fee subsidies are based, lifted significantly with the condition the increase flows into wages. She points out the plan to increase the proportion of fees the government subsidises will make care cheaper for parents but not lead to any more money going to providers.Cherry made a similar suggestion, saying while Goodstart has improved the wages and conditions it offers, there’s a limit to how much extra parents can pay to cover this.
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