'Bare bones': Early childhood coronavirus package falls short, Hunter operator says

By Nick Bielby
April 3 2020 - 5:00am
Reaction: Making Waves Early Education Centre owner-director Sharon Jobbins is grateful for federal government support for the sector but believes the measures should have gone further.
Reaction: Making Waves Early Education Centre owner-director Sharon Jobbins is grateful for federal government support for the sector but believes the measures should have gone further.

Funding for the early childhood sector to allow free childcare for workers across Australia while the COVID-19 pandemic wears on seems like "a glorified baby-sitting package at best", a Hunter early education centre owner says.

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