Greens say mass closure of for-profit family day care centres more proof the market model is failing
Greens say mass closure of for-profit family day care centres more proof the market model is failing | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Greens say mass closure of for-profit family day care centres more proof the market model is failing 2026-08-20 Responding to the closure of 65 Ignite Minds family day care centres across Victoria following an investigation by the Victorian Education and Care Regulatory Authority (VERA), Greens Early Childhood Education and Care spokesperson Senator Steph Hodgins-May said: “We need to stop pretending that a market designed to prop up private profits can deliver the early learning system children and families deserve.
“Families are getting sick of waking up to another childcare horror story. When will enough be enough? “While we commend VERA for its investigation and swift action, simply closing centres doesn’t address the root cause of what has gone horribly wrong with early learning in this country.
“The Commonwealth must urgently step in to support the families affected by these closures, who may now be scrambling to find alternative care and support for their children. “But ultimately, we need a reckoning: the system is broken. “For-profit providers have been allowed to operate to unsafe standards, putting profits ahead of care and quality education.
“Closing centres when things go wrong and putting out spot fires will never fix the underlying problem or restore families’ trust in the system. “Families deserve a universal, high-quality and affordable early learning system where they don’t have to go to bed wondering ‘will my childcare centre be in the headlines tomorrow?’ “Until the Albanese Government confronts the fundamental failings of the market model these headlines will keep coming.” Facebook for the Australian Greens YouTube for the Australian Greens X for the Australian Greens Instagram for the Australian Greens Bluesky for the Australian Greens Privacy Members website Your safety Contact us Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action In your language 2025 policy platform Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Federal portfolios Federal media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Upcoming events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Green Magazine All news Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Members website State/territory parties Contact us The Greens acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
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