Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 3
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Childcare market struggles with insufficient funding, needing financial and regulatory reform
Conclusion
The childcare market is struggling, with unprecedented numbers of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) professionals leaving the sector and parents struggling to find appropriate care across the country. The Spring Budget expansions of the funded entitlements place further demand on a struggling sector. To successfully deliver the Budget proposals, the sector needs radically more financial and regulatory reform, including, most importantly, a sufficient funding rate for the funded entitlements.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗