The number of children attending child care services grew by only 0.1 per cent in the June quarter of 2019 according to the latest released of the Department of Education’s Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary.

The percentage of women employed in full-time work continues to increase, while the percentage of women not in the labour force (NILF) steadily decreases, according to the latest labour force report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The District Council of Karoonda East Murray, west of Adelaide, will receive $550,000 funding for a purpose-built facility which will house a childcare service and provide additional space to cater for a range of community and social activities.

Seven demountable buildings have been supplied to an early childhood education and care (ECEC) centre in Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder area in a bid to ease the demand for ECEC services in the region, The West Australian has reported.

Local newspaper, The West Australian, has highlighted the high demand for childcare in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region, citing a lack of available places leading to long waitlists of up to two years.