‘Ground-breaking’ NSW childcare package hailed by sector

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 14, 2022

A landmark, $5 billion childcare investment by the New South Wales Government is set to save families thousands of dollars.

The investment will be made through a newly established Affordable and Accessible Childcare and Economic Participation Fund.

Under the reforms, a middle-income Sydney family with one child in full-time childcare is expected to save $3900 a year ...

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