Make childcare free for low-income families, Productivity Commission says [Video]
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Make childcare free for low-income families, Productivity Commission says [Video]

Low-income families should have access to free, fully subsidised childcare, according to a landmark report that details a pathway to give all children access to early education for at least three days a week.

The report by the Productivity Commission has recommended the federal government increase the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) to 100 per cent for single-child families earning up to $80,000 – about a third of all households with a young child.

It also calls for the same rate for the Higher Child Care Subsidy (HCCS) for families on $140,000 or less who have multiple kids.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Education Jason Clare, and Member for Cooper Ged Kearney visited Merri Community Child Care and Kindergarten in Thornbury to speak about changes to the childcare subsidy. Photograph by Paul Jeffers The Age News 29 Jun 2023 (Paul Jeffers/The Age)

Both subsidies should taper off by 1 per …

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