5 years ago
Child care numbers continue to rise
THE HON DAN TEHAN MP
Minister for Education Dan Tehan said today the Morrison Government’s child care reforms were driving down out-of-pocket costs for parents.
The Government’s Child Care Subsidy was introduced on 2 July 2018. According to data released today from final quarter before the subsidy was introduced:
- More than 1.2 million children attended more than 18,700 approved child care services for an average of 23.6 hours a week.
- The number of approved child care services grew by 1.7 per cent.
- Total estimated Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate entitlement for the June
- quarter 2018 was $1.5 billion.
- “On 2 July last year our Government introduced the most significant reforms to child care in more than 40 years to support Australian families,” Mr Tehan said.
- “Our reforms were aimed at supporting parents who access child care so they can work, train, study or volunteer.
- “The highest rate of Child Care Subsidy is provided to those on the lowest incomes, with more hours of care available for those who work the most.
- “After the introduction of our Government’s Child Care Subsidy on 2 July 2018, we have seen the largest quarterly fall in child care prices in a decade and a 10.6 per cent decrease over the last six months, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ consumer price index.
- “Because the Morrison Government is keeping our economy strong, our annual investment in the Child Care Subsidy will grow to around $10 billion a year.”
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