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Matthew Elmas

New mindset needed to fix ‘childcare deserts’ leaving millions of families behind: Experts

Australia must guarantee child care for all families, new research finds. Photo: TND

Governments are being urged to lift funding for childcare services after a landmark report found it is unequal and inadequate across Australia.

Nine million Australians live in so-called “childcare deserts” where kids outnumber care spaces three to one, according to first-of-its-kind data published by the Mitchell Institute and Victoria University on Tuesday.

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