12 November 2008
Government support and private childcare providers
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The Rudd government has put up a 22 million dollar contribution to keep 1,040 ABC Learning child-care centres open until the New Year. The ABC learning receivers have said that 40 per cent of the centres are not profitable, despite the one million dollars a day the centres received from the childcare rebate. Will community-based and not-for-profit providers be able to fill the gap and maintain services to 120,000 children, and does government need to retain more of an interest in the way childcare services are delivered in the future?
Guests
Deborah Brennan - social policy research centre UNSW
Sheridan Dudley - chief executive officer KU Children's Services
Prue Warrilow - national convenor Australian Community Childrens' Services
Peter Shinton - mayor of warrumbungle shire
Further Information
Background story from Life Matters
For a link to background on Australian Community Children's Services
National Childcare Association of Australia
Presenter
Paul Barclay
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