Dozens of childcare centres are on the brink of closure due to an 'unintended consequence' of federal government changes designed to prop up the sector
Dozens of childcare centres are on the brink of closure due to an "unintended consequence" of federal government changes designed to prop up the sector, which would lead to hundreds of staff being out of work and families left without care.
Four-year-old Patrick Levine, pictured with his mother Allie, attends Hartnett House in Brunswick. Ms Levine says it would be"absolutely horrible" for her family if the centre closes. For the childcare sector, payments are designed to offset revenue shortfalls caused by the government slashing Commonwealth subsidies and suspending family gap payments, as part of its effort to secure free childcare for families.Melbourne City Mission, which employs 90 staff who care for 450 children across two sites, wrote to families on Tuesday warning its centres faced imminent closure.
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