An Australian childcare centre has been fined $20,000 after an investigation found that four children under the age of four were found on the verge of a highway after getting out through a fence. The incident happened on Aug. 31 last year, when four young children, one boy and three girls, left the Sparrow Early…
Childcare Assistance for Parents and Centres Across Greater Sydney
Parents in New South Wales who choose to keep their children at home during the lockdowns will not be required to pay childcare gap fees to keep their kids enrolled. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Education Minister Alan Tudge said the measures were designed to help take the financial pressure off both families and childcare…
Orange County Congresswoman Wants to Expand Childcare for Working Parents
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) introduced a bill June 14 that could help businesses invest in childcare programs in an effort to entice parents to return to work. If passed, the legislation will provide startup funding for businesses to either open a childcare program, expand a current one, or form a partnership with outside providers. The move to increase childcare spaces came after about 2.9…
Financial Consequences of Orange County’s Child Care Shortage Exceed $4 Billion
A shortage of child care agencies in Orange County, California, has resulted in a loss of more than $4 billion annually in lost production and wages, officials say. Child care advocates said that more than 67,000 jobs are lost every year in Orange County, and $372 million is lost in tax revenue, due to a lack of child care options….
39 Million Households, Including Most US Children, to Receive Stimulus Payments
President Joe Biden’s administration will begin sending about 39 million U.S. families cash child benefit payments in July, the White House announced Monday. Families who qualify will receive monthly payments from the Internal Revenue Service around the 15th of every month for the rest of the year, The Washington Post reported: $300 for children under…
Federal Budget to Provide $1.7 Billion for Childcare
Australian families with two children in childcare can receive an increase of subsidy from July after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a $1.7 billion injection into the child care system. Aiming to encourage more women back into the workforce after having children, the new package allows parents with two or more kids— aged five and under—to…
Viral Infection Hits 15 Childcare Centres in Far North Queensland
An Australian city in the far north of the state of Queensland is dealing with a significant spike in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease, affecting 15 childcare centres, with tests being carried out urgently to determine the cause. Cairns and the nearby Tablelands region have been hit hard, with 60 infected people presenting…
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