ECEC settings remained open for certain groups of children. However, underutilisation of services related to COVID-19 led to some settings closing
History
Country
Australia
Policy Area
ECEC
Measure
Targeted opening of ECEC settings
Eligibility
Children who had working parents (with priority placed on those who had parents working in key sectors) and vulnerable children
Type
Service
Start / Announced Date
27/04/2020
End Date
27/10/2020
Amount
N/A
Total Cost
AU$1.6 billion
Recipients
Children
Route to the child
Direct and indirect
Sources
Whitehouse, G., Baird, M. and Baxter, J.A. (2021) ‘Australia country note’, in Koslowski, A., Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufman, G. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2021. Available at: https://www.leavenetwork.org/annual-review-reports/