Yes, childcare is costly, but nowhere near as costly as recent reports suggest – here's why
- Written by Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
Childcare in Australia is generally regarded as expensive.
And it’s true that prices charged by some centres, particularly long daycare centres, can be pretty steep, climbing to as much as A$200 per day or more in well-located parts of Sydney and Melbourne.
While those prices are indeed very high, they are not typical and don’t include...
