Childcare Now Costs $1,031 More Than Public College Tuition, On Average, In The United States The next time someone asks whether or not you think Joe Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act” is working, you can share with them a new research report showing that childcare is becoming more expensive than in-state college tuition in 28 out […]
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Childcare Now Costs $1,031 More Than Public College Tuition, On Average, In The United States
Aussie Childcare Workers Demand 25 Percent Wage Increase
Frustrated childcare workers who say they are overworked and underpaid are calling for an immediate 25 percent wage rise to help fix problems of high turnover in the industry. Experts say low pay, sub-par working conditions and inadequate government funding have led to staffing shortages across the sector as childcare centres struggle to keep up […]
‘Imagine if we gave them a full chance’: Biden pitches childcare, education and tax plan in Virginia
Without any Republican endorsements for his administration’s expansive agenda to support childcare and education through increased taxes on the nation’s wealthiest, Joe Biden is appealing directly to Americans with a series of stops across the US, in efforts that could see one of the largest boosts to federal safety nets in decades. Following a tour […]
Victorian childcare centres to face squeeze for spots
VICTORIA may lose 4000 childcare spots in 2012 under new Government rules to boost staff-to-child ratios at childcare centres. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied VICTORIA could lose 4000 childcare spots next year under new Government rules to boost staff-to-child ratios at child care centres. And those parents who can find a place for their child could […]
Childcare reforms add $25 a day
CHILDCARE centres are jacking up their fees as much as $25 a day to pay for the extra staff required to meet tough new quality regulations next year. Working parents will typically be charged at least $20 a week more for childcare from January, despite federal government calculations that the quality reforms would cost parents […]