Her local community kindy had a 24-child waitlist, so Tara enrolled her daughter in a long day care kindergarten for the minimum period — 11 hours across two days. But she said it was never made ...

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Many 2025 funding programs such as Kindy Uplift, Start Strong and School Readiness Funding across Australia are underway, with funds being released across several states.