Ms McKenzie said more than a dozen services would receive funding through the Community Child Care Fund (CCCF), which helps improve access to childcare and increase workforce participation in remote, regional and disadvantaged communities.
“This funding will help local childcare provider services improve access to quality care, particularly in more remote parts of north-east Victoria,” Ms McKenzie said.
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“It will be good for our local kids, good for our hard-working families and ultimately for our community.
“It will also have a positive economic benefit by allowing more local parents to get back into work or to take on additional hours if they chose.
“The funds will support services in areas such as Benalla . . . that may be need support to keep operating, or to fund capital projects to improve services and increase the number of places available.
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“This means more families in north-east Victoria can take advantage of our Childcare Subsidy if they choose to work, learn or volunteer.”
The Federal Government is investing about $10 billion in child care this year to support about one-million families.
Ms McKenzie said the budget delivered further support to reduce the out-of-pocket costs for parents with multiple children aged under six in care and a commitment to a $2 billion preschool funding agreement for access to early learning for all children in the year before school.
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