Experts call for low-cost child care to stay after coronavirus crisis

Sarah Lansdown
Updated August 27 2020 - 7:33am, first published 4:30am
Early Childhood Australia chief executive Samantha Page. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Early Childhood Australia chief executive Samantha Page. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Early childhood education should be free or low-cost to help Australia bounce back from the coronavirus crisis, sector advocates and Australian National University researchers say.

Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au