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A new study shows how migrant families struggle to get the childcare they need and how an easier visa system would help.

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An over reliance on grandparents to help care for young children is exposing weaknesses in Australia's current labour market and childcare policies, argues Myra Hamilton. 

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We need a more holistic discussion about expanding and improving early-childhood education opportunities, developing clear links to paid parental leave, and promoting genuinely flexible employment, write Deb Brennan and Sam Crosby.

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A new McKell Institute report shows Australia is being left behind by other developed nations that treat childcare as a vital early education opportunity, and not simply ‘babysitting’ for mothers returning to the workforce. 

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A pilot program to subsidise nanny services has the potential to improve support for families currently unable to access mainstream childcare services, writes Elizabeth Adamson.

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There is one simple solution to the debate on making childcare more affordable in Australia, writes Richard Holden.

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Canberra needs to think very carefully before responding to the Productivity Commission’s report into childcare and early childhood learning, write Deb Brennan and Elizabeth Adamson.

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The Productivity Commission has put UNSW research at the centre of its proposed childcare overhaul, adopting key principles from a Social Policy Research Centre submission in its review.

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UNSW Early Years’ fourth childcare centre, designed with input from children, has been officially opened by Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer.

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Despite moves towards gender equality, women are still spending six more hours a day than men on household chores and childcare, according to research by Associate Professor Lyn Craig.

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