In a speech in NSW Parliament’s upper house yesterday, Ms Munro bluntly stated that regulations on ratios should change to cut costs in the sector.
“There are ways we can make childcare cheaper. We can change the regulations around educators who are childcare providers,” she said.
“We don’t need five or six highly educated people to look after 50 kids. Maybe we need one.”
This is a stark contrast to the current National Quality Framework, which mandates a maximum ratio of one educator for 10 children over three years old.
Aren’t there like a billion studies that show that lower teacher:student ratios improve outcomes for both educators and students?
What are they proposing? You have one qualified educator and a couple of rando’s for 50 kids?
Oh hang on, I get it. You could use unqualified overseas ‘special skills’ visas who will take half minimum wage cash in hand.
Or even better! Use au-pairs who will just be paid board and food! Dutton knows all about au-pairs and granting them visas!
They don’t care, their kids are in private schools with tutors and specialized classes. The working class dosen’t need education, just need to work.
If the Libs listened to a study it’d be the first time in their history