The $72.4 million earmarked in Tuesday’s federal budget to build and train the early childcare workforce will do little to ease the looming crisis set to hit the sector in less than two months, experts warn.
From July 1, early childhood education and care will be made cheaper for more than 1.2 million eligible families under a measure unveiled in Labor’s first budget last October.
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Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
