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Lisa Bryant is a writer and storyteller for not-for-profit organisations (communications + campaigns), early education activist, opinion-editorial writer, mother, NDIS advocate, slightly awesome. She is also co-host of the Early Education Show.
September 25, 2019

Podcast: Family Day Care (with Anita Jovanovski)

Over the last few years, Family Day Care has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Multi-million dollar frauds of the subsidy…

August 31, 2018

Importing au pairs is only a solution for the rich. We need childcare for all classes

Most of us know that the rich, the powerful and our politicians play in a different world than us. A word in the ear…

August 23, 2018

Dutton childcare cloud exposes problem with entire sector

So our possible next prime minister might be ineligible to sit in Parliament because he owns two childcare centres that receive Commonwealth funds. Clearly…

March 26, 2018

Childcare workers’ strike won’t win them a pay rise. Here’s why

Early childhood educators and teachers, the people who run our childcare centres will walk off the job today, again, in their pursuit of living…

February 9, 2018

Childcare workers need a pay rise to reflect the importance of the work they do

“How much does the average Australian worker earn per hour,” I ask early childhood educators in my work as a childcare consultant. Invariably their…

December 14, 2017

A mother’s love for her baby isn’t a barrier to work. The problem is more complex than that

The Barriers. The Impediments. The reason why Australian women participate less in the workforce than countries like the UK, New Zealand, Canada, and Germany….

October 10, 2017

Are greedy developers and landlords gouging childcare parents?

Property developers and landlords are inflating the cost of childcare and condemning children to spending their childhoods in crappy environments. And worse? They’re getting…

February 8, 2017

Childcare and paid parental leave changes haven’t considered what’s best for children

They don’t vote, they never pay tax. Children have a lot to answer for. In the flurry of activity to get the childcare, family…

January 12, 2017

David Leyonhjelm and Pauline Hanson couldn’t be more wrong about childcare

Ignorance. It’s a funny thing. By definition, it’s a lack of knowledge or information. Senator David Leyonhjelm owes his election as a senator to…

January 9, 2016

Childcare policies have a missing piece

In 1974 the government decided to delay an election promise to fund a proper child care system. The Women’s Electoral Lobby organised a huge…

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  • Dutton childcare cloud exposes problem with entire sector
  • Childcare workers’ strike won’t win them a pay rise. Here’s why
  • Childcare workers need a pay rise to reflect the importance of the work they do

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