Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Senator Walsh. Addisons family day care, located in Latrobe, currently supports 50 children from 37 families, operating as a multi-educator family day care service—two services operating out of two different divided facilities on one site, having done so for over 15 years. An arbitrary review of regulations by your department will mean that these 37 families and 50 children will no longer have access to multi-educator family day care if this is no longer permitted. Why is the government closing family day care services for these 50 children and 37 families when access to service in the Latrobe area is so limited and the waiting time for places is over one year?