On Monday, Education Minister Dan Tehan revealed the Federal government’s complimentary child care plan was coming to an end.
After it was flagged to end up on June 28, Mr Tehan stated the plan would end on July 12.
Let’s unload what the statement means.
What was the plan supposed to achieve?
The entire point of the scheme was to stop the child care sector from collapsing due to a lack of need from parents whose jobs were affected by the coronavirus outbreak and might not afford to keep their kids in childcare.
Free child care also implied necessary workers might continue going to work— particularly while schools were closed during the pandemic.
Did it do what it was meant to?
Last month, the Federal government handed down a report into the policy At that time, childcare centres were at 63 percent capability.
The Federal Government report discovered 86 per cent of child care services said the plan assisted them remain open and 87 percent said it allowed them to take care of the children of important employees and vulnerable children.
But some employee