Revelations in this report of how their ECEC sector is being gamed by big business will alarm Australians. Parents would be horrified to learn that this creeping commercialisation comes at the cost of quality care and education for their children and an underpaid and undervalued workforce of educators.
Two UWU research reports have driven this point home. A survey of 4000 early childhood educators found those working in profit-driven centres were more likely to be affected by understaffing and many reported having insufficient time to provide quality care.
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Spitting Off Cash: Where does all the money go in Australia’s early learning sector? [PDF]