Chapter 1. Child Care in Australia. Current system for early childhood education and care; Child care in Australia; Choosing child care; Nanny state -- Chapter 2. Child Care Availability, Affordability and Quality. Child care industry shake-out; Surge in mothers who want to work; Child care demand is choking economy; My place or yours; Child care is worry no. 1; Child care fees soar if you can find it; Child care eating away weekly wage; Government child care assistance; A lot to learn about child care; Child care quality in Australia; Child care chains damned by insiders; Day care boom 'may compromise quality'; Private child care is big business that is about to get bigger The reality of child care; I just want my mummy; Day care is bad for babies Biddulph; Heart and home must be part of the debate; Mothers know best Practice that spares the parents could spoil the child; New child care fight: babysitting or teaching?
Summary
The short supply of suitable child care centres is a major barrier for those, in Australia, wishing to work. This examines the cost, availability, and quality of formal child care, in Australia
