Experts call for low-cost child care to stay after coronavirus crisis

Sarah Lansdown
Updated August 27 2020 - 7:33am, first published 4:30am
Early Childhood Australia chief executive Samantha Page. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Early Childhood Australia chief executive Samantha Page. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Early childhood education should be free or low-cost to help Australia bounce back from the coronavirus crisis, sector advocates and Australian National University researchers say.

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Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au

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