Childcare subsidy reform could see 100,000 families out of care

By Judith Ireland
Updated April 20 2015 - 4:13pm, first published April 19 2015 - 8:36am
Job seeker: Single mum Emma Faulkner with sons Heath, 6, and Hayden, 2. Photo: James Alcock
Job seeker: Single mum Emma Faulkner with sons Heath, 6, and Hayden, 2. Photo: James Alcock

The childcare sector is concerned that up to 100,000 Australian families may have to pull their children out of childcare because of tough new requirements about the number of hours their parents will need to work to get childcare subsidies.