The transformation of childcare into a ‘luxury’ service is deeply troubling, as it creates an environment where essential care and education are unreachable for many.
My husband and I are so excited to be welcoming our first child into our family in February next year, and this week I started to dive into what our childcare options are. While I’ve always been privy to the cost , this week I was met with the unsettling reality that is not only hard to comprehend but impossible to justify.
This makes me incredibly frustrated and is driving me to shed light on the plight of underpaid early childhood educators and think deeply about what actionable steps need to be taken to move towards a more equitable and sustainable childcare system in Australia – especially as we have Many fast-food workers, on the other hand, without the need for specialised education, often bring home similar, if not higher, paychecks. The mockery is that parents are shelling out more than ever for childcare services. One in three families spends more on childcare than groceries, an expenditure exceeded only by housing costs for many households – and many families are paying more in childcare costs than they are towards their mortgages.
While acknowledging the problem is the first step towards resolving it – it’s not enough. I believe there are viable solutions to this issue, provided there is the will to implement them – and I hope after reading through this article, you’ve found that will too. Ethical, responsible business practices can still be profitable, while also contributing positively to society – albeit perhaps that’s not in the value set of those that have benefited from the industry’s privatisation.
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