Daycare Fee Increases To Send Children Home

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THE families of more than 500,000 children in long-daycare centres could face fee increases of up to $120 a week under federal government changes, starting from next month.

The reforms are aimed at improving early childhood education but may actually make it unaffordable for thousands of those families.

About 45,000 families in NSW will be affected by the increases.

Childcare NSW president Lyn Connolly, representing 80 per cent of long-daycare centres, said disadvantaged children would be worst hit: ''Potentially thousands of children will miss out on any form of early childhood education. The government has said fees will only go up by $4 to $6 a day but we estimate they will go up by $14 to $24 a day.
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