Minister backs ‘naming and shaming’ childcare providers who charge exorbitant fees

Education minister Jason Clare has said the idea of naming childcare providers who charge over-the-top fees ‘makes a lot of sense’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Childcare providers could be named and shamed by the Albanese government if they charge exorbitant fees.

The education minister, Jason Clare, said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s second report on childcare costs in Australia had highlighted the need for drastic reform.