Minister backs ‘naming and shaming’ childcare providers who charge exorbitant fees

Education minister Jason Clare supports a recommendation by the ACCC in its latest report into childcare costs

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Childcare providers could be named and shamed by the Albanese government if they charge exorbitant fees.

The education minister, Jason Clare, said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's second report on childcare costs in Australia had highlighted the need for drastic reform.

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