Proposal to charge childcare by the hour

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published November 23, 2015

Families could pay for child care by the hour under a proposed change by the Federal Government.

CANBERRA, Nov 23 - Education Minister Simon Birmingham has told The Australian it's unacceptable that families who routinely need and use ...

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