The Federal Government will ditch its free childcare scheme next month, moving to reintroduce childcare subsidies for parents while ending the JobKeeper payment for workers in the sector.
Key points:
- Free child care will end on July 12
- The Government will reintroduce the Child Care Subsidy and end JobKeeper for childcare workers
- A $700 million transition package will be implemented, and extended support will be offered to families
The scheme was introduced in April with the aim of keeping providers afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
But changes announced by Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan today will see free childcare come to an end on July 12, with a three-month, $708 million support package to be offered to the sector from the following day.
Under the changes, parents will go back to paying for their c