Child Care News
death of the supermum
Sydney Morning Herald - Caroline Marcus - March 23, 2008A FIFTH of families say the high cost of child care has stopped them from having more children. And two-thirds of Australians would prefer to stay at home...
Child-care rebate bad for kids
Sydney Morning Herald - Ross Gittins - March 19, 2008Consider the great economic rationalist experiment with the "marketisation" of child care. The problems of the new child-care "industry" were outlined in a...
No baby bonus cash for problem parents
NEWS.com.au - March 19, 2008STATE and territory governments will administer a radical plan to pay the $5000 federal government baby bonus to problem parents as vouchers…
Coast childcare group expands
Gold Coast News – Nick Nichols – March 18, 2008EARLY Learning Services continues to add to its childcare centre portfolio as its larger Brisbane rival ABC Learning Centres downsizes...
Groves settles Citigroup debt
NEWS.com.au - Nick Lenaghan - March 17, 2008ABC Learning Centres founder Eddy Groves has repaid his bankers a hefty debt still owed over margin loans that collapsed as his childcare...
ABC Learning to keep Brisbane Bullets sponsorship
NEWS.com.au - Liam Walsh - March 16, 2008ABC Learning Centres says sponsorship of the Brisbane Bullets will continue even after the childcare business's boss offloads the team...
Family sues ABC for 'failing to support' boy
The Age - Deborah Gough - March 16, 2008The case is believed to be the first in Victoria where a child-care centre has faced action over the quality of care for a disabled child...
Time to rethink baby bonus
The Australian - Stephen Lunn and Lauren Wilson - March 14, 2008The Child Care Tax Rebate was increased by Labor from 30 to 50 per cent of parents' out-of-pocket expenses to a new cap of $7500 per child, again regardless...
Perfect chance to improve child care
Sydney Morning Herald - Marie Coleman - March 14, 2008As little as 10 years ago, the not-for-profit sector dominated the provision of child care, along with a number of small, independently owned for-profit...
Rudd to change rules on single mums
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - March 14, 2008The figure takes into account the costs associated with working, including childcare. But the Rudd Government believes the Howard system has not been...
Easier handouts bad news for single mums
The Australian - March 14, 2008Under the reforms, a job was considered viable if the parent was at least $50 a fortnight better off, after childcare and other costs...
Reducing kids to numbers
Melbourne Herald Sun - Susie O’Brien - March 12, 2008IF the rise and stumble of childcare CEO Eddy Groves has taught us anything, it's that running a successful childcare chain isn't as easy as ABC...
ABC Learning to seek new directors
NEWS.com.au - Michael Sainsbury and Andrew Fraser - March 11, 2008THE board of ABC Learning Centres is set for a shake-up as institutional investors seek more representation to reflect their new holdings...
Mixed reports on childcare giant
Melbourne Herald Sun - Liam Walsh - March 11, 2008CHILDCARE giant ABC Learning Centres yesterday had its first share rally in four trading sessions since a surprise fall in profits...
Child-care bonanza gives top earners $1000 extra help
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - March 10, 2008HIGH-INCOME families will receive an extra $1000 or more a year to help with their child-care costs under the Federal Government's revamped tax rebate...