So you have started your own child development services. That's a momentous initiative. Especially when we consider, the first step has been taken at a macro level by the country's government. They have been picking some spots where preschool learning can be improved. Issues in the Childcare Industry in Australia Have they been successful off-late? Yes, to a great extent. They have made early child care development services accessible. It's the most challenging part in which formal and informal sectors are included. However, the baton still remains in the hands of the parents as they need to choose between the two. The second challenge they overcame was to make it cost-effective. The working parents spend around 6% of their incomes on outsourced childcare. These statistics are for the year 2019. The numbers have been achieved due to the efforts of the government. So, as an only child development service, you should exert the same effort to improve. W
Recall the survey findings done on the parents regarding priorities and preferences in the childcare industry. You’ll find that they were not as emphasized on the quality of child care as they were about the cost and availability. They also suggested the center to have complete security of their children rather than the most-known qualifications of the staff. The government, on the other hand, is more inclined towards setting quality standards. Other than focusing on staff qualification, the government concentrated on the educational curriculum and practices. No doubt, they had parent's preferences in their priority list; those were still not on rank one from their perspective. This is actually a conflict of the viewpoint that began. Let's take a look at the details of what conflicts of perspectives happened in the childcare industry in Australia. The Conflicts of Perspectives Formal and Informal Child Care While the parents looked at informal child