ECEC settings remained open for certain groups of children. However, underutilisation of services related to COVID-19 led to some settings closing
Country
AustraliaPolicy Area
ECECMeasure
Targeted opening of ECEC settingsEligibility
Children who had working parents (with priority placed on those who had parents working in key sectors) and vulnerable childrenType
ServiceStart / Announced Date
27/04/2020End Date
27/10/2020Amount
N/ATotal Cost
AU$1.6 billionRecipients
ChildrenRoute to the child
Direct and indirectSources
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/Access the full dataset here
