I’m worried about the high costs of childcare for my family. What measures were announced in Budget 2026 that will help me?
Reducing childcare costs has been a headline theme of budgets in recent years but there is no measure announced in Budget 2026 to bring down the monthly cost of childcare for families.
The Government effectively froze childcare fees at 2021 levels four years ago, and Budget 2026 will continue to keep fees at these levels for the majority of childcare providers.
So will Budget 2026 do anything to make childcare more affordable?
Minister for Children Norma
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