Vague plans emanating from government and elsewhere, to move childcare towards a “universal” (or “flat fee”) system are cause for concern. Such plans will do little to improve outcomes for children or increase women’s work hours. And it would come at a substantial cost.
The Albanese government wants improved childcare policy to be among its “legacies”. Aspects of its recent childcare policy announcement will improve childcare:
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Robert Breunig is director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University.
