Child Care

Communities struggling to get early childhood and aged care services can take inspiration from this unique solution.

Child safety experts are warning parents against using social media to seek out emergency child care for their children. This is why it is dangerous.

Young parents aren't as common as they once were, but experts say supporting them is crucial to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage. The Brave Foundation is supporting Anton to change careers which he hopes will provide a more secure income.

Teenage dads can face the challenges of stigma and isolation, in addition to also managing their own physical and psychological changes.

The consumer regulator is calling for governments to directly intervene in the childcare market to ensure all families can access the services they need.

Apollo Bay is a tourist mecca whose population explodes roughly 10 times in the peak visitor season. But locals and workers without deep pockets say they're struggling to stay, exacerbating the pressures on those who remain year-round.

Speaking freely is not something that comes naturally to all kids. For some who stutter the space to speak freely and around other kids like them, is rare and a much needed environment. 'Camp SAY' does just that for young people, with a four night adventure camp.

The start of a new school year can be a costly time for families, especially as cost-of-living pressures continue, but there are some ways families can save on essentials.

NSW reports more than the average number of patients presenting with mycoplasma pneumonia for this time of year.

Providing care to loved ones during the festive season can be stressful.  Juliet Middleton provides a few simple tips to reduce anxiety and ease the burden to the carer. 

Daycare centres are backbones of regional communities, as they allow workers to stay in the area and parents to re-enter the workforce. Sometimes they close because they cannot get staff — but that is not the issue here.

Some parents are having to fly in carers from interstate due to lack of childcare services in South Australian towns. It comes as research is launched into the depth of the shortfalls.

The centre has the staffing to take on double the children but could instead leave more than 30 families looking for care in a region struggling to meet demand. 

Childcare staff are expected to be banned from using personal phones at centres and a register of workers has been recommended.

The review was carried out following allegations a former Gold Coast childcare worker allegedly abused 91 girls in Brisbane, Sydney and overseas.

As demand for vacation care outweighs the number of places available, families are being turned away from summer holiday programs.

The number of no-kids zones in South Korea has exploded in the past decade, but some parents say it's creating a culture where children are unwelcome and restricted from learning how to behave in public.

The Productivity Commission has made recommendations to the government on how it should alter childcare. One suggestion is to have allow three days of subsidised care a week.

As a Productivity Commission report notes the problems behind Australia's childcare crisis, these small-town families say solutions can't come quickly enough.

The productivity commission is urging the federal government to modify the childcare subsidy to increase access to early childhood education for children from all backgrounds.

Families in Western Australia's historic mining city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder have been on waiting lists for childcare placements for more than two years, according to a new survey.   

Mikaela Reading loves her job, but she is one of many regional mothers scared her career is being jeopardised by what she calls a "childcare desert" in north-west Victoria. 

Advocacy group The Parenthood has joined calls from the competition watchdog for the government to intervene in the market.

Forget rising costs and endless waitlists, these parents can't get any access to child care at all. And it's fuelling calls for government intervention. 

Parents in regional Australia are waiting years for places at daycare centres to open up, leaving them with the option of quitting work or hiring private childcare.