Repeal of the Repeal of the Education and Care for Children in Poverty Act

[afleitch]

I don't believe this bill can be submitted as it stood when it was passed on '04. 6am -7pm daycare is unnecessarily long. Likewise the fact a child can be placed in a day-care centre from birth simply allows people to abandon their kid and their parental responsibility (and probably isn't necessary if we have parental leave legislation in place) It should be suited to help parents into work.

Concentrating on section A: Replacement text in bold
Education and Care for Children in Poverty Act

From the second a child is born the age of 12 months any child born into a family that is below the regional poverty line, that child's parents/guardians will have the option of sending the child to a day-care center, operated within the local public school and managed by the public school on behalf of the regional government from 6 AM until 7 PM, 8am - 4pm, Monday to Friday excluding local and national holidays until the child is ready to attend the normal public school. of school age. The day-care center will be cost free cost $1 a day, and it will attempt to instill positive traits in children at a young age, so that they will be better adults. The federal government will allocate funds for this, but will leave all decisions up to local regional governments.

The dollar a day thing is a token. I'm sure most parents would be willing to fork out on a dollar a day for their own kid, considering these daycare centres would feed, change and act as surrogate parents. I'm not pleased with this bill and the fact it could be abused by deadbeat parents to abandon their kids to the state, but it needs tidied up and tailored to suit working parents who want the best for their kids but take responsibility too, before it can be considered. Cost has to come down too.

[afleitch]

I don't believe this bill can be submitted as it stood when it was passed on '04. 6am -7pm daycare is unnecessarily long. Likewise the fact a child can be placed in a day-care centre from birth simply allows people to abandon their kid and their parental responsibility (and probably isn't necessary if we have parental leave legislation in place) It should be suited to help parents into work.

Concentrating on section A: Replacement text in bold
Education and Care for Children in Poverty Act

From the second a child is born the age of 12 months any child born into a family that is below the regional poverty line, that child's parents/guardians will have the option of sending the child to a day-care center, operated within the local public school and managed by the public school on behalf of the regional government from 6 AM until 7 PM, 8am - 4pm, Monday to Friday excluding local and national holidays until the child is ready to attend the normal public school. of school age. The day-care center will be cost free cost $1 a day, and it will attempt to instill positive traits in children at a young age, so that they will be better adults. The federal government will allocate funds for this, but will leave all decisions up to local regional governments.

The dollar a day thing is a token. I'm sure most parents would be willing to fork out on a dollar a day for their own kid, considering these daycare centres would feed, change and act as surrogate parents. I'm not pleased with this bill and the fact it could be abused by deadbeat parents to abandon their kids to the state, but it needs tidied up and tailored to suit working parents who want the best for their kids but take responsibility too, before it can be considered. Cost has to come down too.

Is this an amendment, afleitch, because it seems unclear to me.  Thanks.

Yes; sorry. It was also used to highlight how poorly written early pieces of legislation should not be lifted from the archives

[afleitch]

Aye.

I don't see why public day care centres should have different hours to public schools. I'm even being generous in giving them an hour window each way.

[afleitch]

I'll sponsor the bill.

[afleitch]

Aye