The Front Project welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the ACCC Childcare Inquiry’s second interim report.

The draft findings and recommendations make clear that the current early childhood education and care system, and specifically the funding model and policy settings, are not serving the best interests of children, families and the early childhood workforce. For too many families early learning and care is expensive, difficult to access, and the system complex to navigate. And once families secure a place, quality is not always well understood or consistently delivered.

We look forward to ongoing engagement with the ACCC and government to ensure all children have equal access to high quality early learning and care.