Angela Pownall, Shannon Hampton and Josie Scott – The West Australian on March 15, 2016, 6:06 am
When Joanne Forster had her first child 16 months ago, the new mother thought she had her bases covered when she put her baby’s name on waiting lists at five childcare centres.
Angela Pownall and Shannon Hampton – The West Australian on March 15, 2016, 12:50 am
Families are facing waits of up to two years to get child care in some Perth suburbs and one in three of the city’s long daycare centres is booked out.
The situation raises questions about how WA’s childcare sector will cope when the Federal Government launches its single-subsidy system next year, which is intended to enable more parents to return to work by using child care.
Gillian Corker waited about six months to get child care for her son Charlie. Picture: Michael Wilson
New figures suggest daily childcare costs will soar past $200 well before proposed legislation surrounding fee changes takes effect in July 2017. Picture: THINKSTOCK
Paul Henderson, 24, is studying a Bachelor of Early Childhood and is a childcare worker at the Halifax Street Children’s Centre. Picture: Keryn Stevens.
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