Childcare Assistance for Parents and Centres Across Greater Sydney

Childcare Assistance for Parents and Centres Across Greater Sydney
Students play at recess at Lysterfield Primary School, in Melbourne, Australia, on May 26, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
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Parents in New South Wales who choose to keep their children at home during the lockdowns will not be required to pay childcare gap fees to keep their kids enrolled.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Education Minister Alan Tudge said the measures were designed to help take the financial pressure off both families and childcare businesses affected by the lockdowns.