Perrottet government to bring forward $1bn in construction work and legislate right to universal pre-kindergarten if re-elected
“The bush is leading the charge on this major education reform, with 34 of the universal pre-kindergarten pilot sites and more than half of the first 500 universal pre-kindergarten schools being in regional communities – helping kids from Kempsey to Coonamble take the first steps to a brighter future,” Toole said.
About 9 million Australians are living in childcare “deserts”, where available places outnumber children under five by at least three to one,Researchers found 35.2% of the Australian population lived in one of these “deserts”, with a distinct correlation between wealth and childcare availability and cost.
Last year the NSW government also announced $5bn to create 47,000 extra childcare spots and eventually drive $17bn in economic activity a year. NSW would spend an initial $775m over four years, and up to $5bn over a decade, to encourage childcare centres to expand into childcare “deserts”, like western Sydney.
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