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The ACT government certainly has a role to play in ensuring family day care in the ACT is affordable, available and accessible for everyday Canberra families. I would like to move the amendment circulated in my name.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: So you are now speaking to the amendment, Ms Lawder.
MS LAWDER: I move:
Omit all words after “notes”, substitute:
“(a) that, since 1 July 2011, the Federal Government has funded more than $1.044 billion over three years into the Family Support Program. The Family Support Program provides services across Australia to support families, improve children’s wellbeing and safety, and build more resilient communities;
(b) the Federal Government’s Community Support Program provides funding to approved family day care services in the ACT; (c) support provided to approved family day care services in the ACT under the Federal Government’s Community Support Program includes set up assistance, sustainability assistance, operational support and regional travel assistance;
(d) the Federal Government’s Nanny Pilot Programme is part of its $40 billion investment in child care support over the next four years. This includes an additional $3.5 billion for the Federal Government’s Jobs for Families child care package; and
(e) the ACT Government has a role to play in ensuring family day care in the ACT is more affordable and accessible to everyday Canberra families; and
(2) calls on the ACT Government to:
(a) conduct an independent review of family day care and child care in the ACT that has the following objectives:
(i) to investigate and recommend practical steps to reduce the costs of family day care and child care services on everyday Canberra families; and
(ii) to investigate and recommend practical steps to increase the number of places available in family day care and child care centres in the ACT; and
(b) report back to the Assembly in November 2015 on progress.
We would like the government to conduct an independent review of family day care and child care in the ACT and provide information. We would like it to provide practical steps as to how we can reduce the cost of family day care services for
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