The childcare desert sucking the life out of Australia’s regional towns

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One in three Australians live in an area where there is just one childcare spot for every three or more children, study finds

Psychologist Dr Tegan Podubinski has had to take her children to work with her because there are no places available in nearby childcare.Psychologist Dr Tegan Podubinski has had to take her children to work with her because there are no places available in nearby childcare.For psychologist and mother-of-two Tegan Podubinski, a lack of childcare access will leave her community 20 weeks poorer in mental health services this year.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Butler and the Indi MP Helen Haines hosted playdates in July to hear from northeast Victorian parents and were shocked by two-year waitlists.

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