‘It’s crippling families’: parents say childcare centres pushing up rates as Labor’s subsidy kicks in
by Caitlin Cassidy from on (#6CNE4)
Experts warn early learning centres may seek to capitalise on government's scheme, which comes into effect from 1 July
Two years ago, it cost Jessica* $176 a day to send her daughter to childcare in Melbourne. From July, it'll be $204.40 - a $26.40 jump.
Jessica is now reconsidering a second child. She's accepted for the first five years of her daughter's life, her and her partner will just have to be broke", dishing out more than $1,000 per week on fees.
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