Childcare Queensland

A Step in the Right Direction to Ease Financial Burden on Working Families

Media Release - July 12, 2010

9 July 2010

Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Gillard that the Child Care Rebate is to be paid to families two weeks in arrears from 1^st July, 2011 will assist families struggling to meet their weekly child care fees. …more »

Queensland Childcare Industry applauds Gillard’s promise to pay rebate fortnightly

Media Release - July 12, 2010

9 July 2010

The Queensland childcare industry has commended Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that parents will receive rebate payments fortnightly if re-elected.

Childcare Queensland, Queensland’s peak childcare association with over 850 members has been lobbying the government for years for changes to a fortnightly payment system. …more »

Planning and regular payments key to affordable childcare for 500,000 Queensland parents

Media Release - July 6, 2010

CHILDCARE ‘SMOKING GUN’ IN FEDERAL ELECTION

Queensland childcare industry applauds federal opposition’s call for a planning system around families needs

The Queensland childcare industry supports the Federal Opposition’s calls for a comprehensive planning system and weekly payments to be paid to centres to slash the cost of out of pocket childcare for parents. …more »

Baby places will decrease across Queensland

Media Release - June 17, 2010

Increases in the cost of childcare due to federal changes that are to be rushed through this year will put many Queensland working families at risk of leaving the workforce and push children out of an early learning environment. …more »

Families Punished In Budget Cut to Child Care Rebates

Media Release - May 13, 2010

Australia’s long day child care providers today said children and their cash-strapped families were the losers out of tonight’s Federal Budget which saw the Government cut the Child Care Rebate by $300 per child per year.

The Childcare Alliance Australia (CAA), representing 70% of the long day child care sector and the staff who care for more than 400,000 young children, said working families will feel angry, hurt and abandoned by a government that that has moved to cut the Child Care Rebate. …more »