Page 161 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 28 November 2012

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We have supported the community sector by upgrading their bricks and mortar to expand the number of childcare places.

He talks about the failure to deliver on something. We have brought online over 500 places with another 500 in the pipeline. We have supported the workers.

Mr Coe: Flynn works so well.

MS BURCH: Flynn does work well.

Mr Coe: How much did it cost?

MS BURCH: It does work well.

Mr Coe: How much did it cost?

MS BURCH: You go to Alkira or Gumnut and you say to any of the families that take their children there that that does not work. All the talk from across that table is for naught because the reality is that the Canberra Liberals do not have an iota of an idea about child care, because they have no policy.

They say we have fees above the national average, but they do not then make mention that under the federal Labor government out-of-pocket expenses for child care are low. They are lower than when the Liberals were in power.

They also made some comment about fees. Fees are set by the services. We did a piece of work that looked at community services, community-governed services, the private services and the fees they charged on a daily basis. There was no significant difference. We are providing support to the workforce, providing bricks and mortar and providing land release. I have just read out a number of places there that are buying into land because they have confidence that children’s services will be supported by this government.

The workers know here that they will be supported. The Canberra Liberals have let Canberra families down. They went to the election with not one single notion of support. Mr Hanson talked about squeezing child care. But they did nothing for child care here in the ACT. (Time expired.)

Question put:

That Mr Hanson’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

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