Free Childcare for All Families

A welcome relief for working parents with young families. Free childcare will be available to all Australian families from next week, subject to availability, but Education Minister Dan Tehan said preference would be given to children of essential workers, disadvantaged children and previously enrolled children.

For more information:

• Sydney Morning Herald article: www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/free-childcare-for-all-but-morrison-vows-to-go-back-to-old-ways-20200402-p54gfc.html
• Prime Minister's Media Release: www.pm.gov.au/media/early-childhood-education-and-care-relief-package
• Department of Education, Skills and Employment website:  Information for early childhood education and care providers and services.