Nearly 40,000 new infant, childcare places to be available over next 5 years
The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will work with five anchor operators to open up nearly 40,000 new infant and childcare places from 2025 to 2029. This will include about 6,000 infant care spots. The sector will also embark on a new accreditation framework called SPARK 2.0 from January to ensure childcare centres always seek to improve. Nikhil Khattar with more.
The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will work with five anchor operators to open up nearly 40,000 new infant and childcare places from 2025 to 2029. This will include about 6,000 infant care spots. The sector will also embark on a new accreditation framework called SPARK 2.0 from January to ensure childcare centres always seek to improve. Nikhil Khattar with more.