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Children and babies ‘at risk’ as childcare centres scramble for staff, insiders say

Exclusive: Childcare educators say the safety of young children is being compromised by severe staff shortages across the sector

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023

Rising fees and staff shortages: the crisis in Australia’s childcare system

Childcare fees are rising faster than inflation and wage growth, and one-third of the population lives in a childcare desert

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023

Poor pay driving workers from early education sector

SA's Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care has been told that poor pay is the main issue driving workers from the sector.

AAP · May 23, 2023

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Childcare workers’ union to seek 25% pay rise after Labor budget snub

Sector already in crisis will lose workers to better paid aged care unless there is ‘significant uplift’ in wages, UWU says

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

Regional child care services say more staff are needed ahead of rebate rise

The federal government's increased childcare subsidy will make the service more affordable for thousands of families. But child care centres say more staff are needed to meet the already high demand.

ABC News · Apr 9, 2023

Early childhood educators 'barely able to survive' on wages as workers call for action

Waitlists and demand for child care are on the rise in regional areas as educators increasingly leave the industry. Centres say it is a crisis and federal support is urgently needed.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Childcare workers demand 25 per cent wage increase

A union is calling for an immediate 25 per pay wage rise for childcare workers as the sector struggles to keep up with growing demand and high turnover.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

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Travelling bush childcare unit cut amid industry staff shortage

A council-run travelling childcare unit in outback Queensland has been dealt a blow with the service cut due to staffing issues.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Southern Queensland families say regional skills shortage exacerbated by childcare deserts

Young families say private babysitters and flexible hours are not sustainable solutions to low childcare vacancies in regional areas.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Childcare sector ramps up calls for higher wages as pre-schools forced to turn kids away

Low wages in the childcare centre are the "elephant in the room", as pre-schools turn children away because they do not have the staff to care for them.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

'At breaking point': Early childhood educators rally for system change

Early childhood educators walked off the job to bring attention to their low pay and working conditions.

The Canberra Times · Sep 7, 2022

Childcare workers protest across the country, shutting down centres as they demand improved wages, conditions and respect

Early childhood educators and workers rallied in every state and territory over issues including low pay and poor conditions.

ABC News · Sep 7, 2022

Childcare workers strike, call for respect

As many as 70,000 children did not attend child care for the day as workers staged nationwide rallies calling for better pay and stability.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

More than 1,000 Australian childcare centres to strike for better pay and conditions

Childcare workers will walk off the job on Wednesday with rallies to be held in every capital city and some regional centres

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2022

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AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Childcare shut down as workers take action

Childcare workers around Australia will stage a "shut down" calling for better pay and reforms to early childhood education.

ABC News · Sep 5, 2022

Here's what parents need to know if their children are going to be affected by an early education sector 'shutdown' tomorrow

The United Workers Union has not called the event a strike, but it is asking parents not to take their children to childcare centres on Wednesday.

ABC News · Aug 30, 2022

Colac childcare centre oversubscribed and it has not yet opened its doors

A new childcare centre that reached capacity before it could even open its doors is a worrying sign of things to come, according to a workers' union.

The Canberra Times · Aug 12, 2022

Canberra children being turned away from daycare

"It's gotten so bad that children are being turned away"

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ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Childcare sector reaching crisis point over workforce shortages and low wages

Childcare centres around Australia say they're rapidly losing staff, and there is broad agreement about the root cause of the problem — wages in the sector are just too low.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022

Childcare workers to strike on 7 September as union says sector needs serious overhaul

Hundreds of childcare centres to shut on Early Childhood Educators Day as workers call for better conditions and wages

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

Queensland childcare centre workers 'leaving in droves' amid staffing crisis and shortage of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests

Childcare providers in the grips of a "workforce crisis" made worse by the Omicron COVID-19 wave are calling on the Queensland government to provide free rapid antigen tests and essential worker status.

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