Tell the Treasurer to support early learning reform in the Federal Budget

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In just a few weeks, Treasurer Chalmers will hand down the Federal Budget. 

The reason this moment is so big? It’s an opportunity for the Federal Government to take two important steps towards creating a truly universal early education and care system by:

  • Locking in the urgently needed wage rise for early childhood educators – addressing the workforce crisis in the sector, which is critical for ensuring every child has access to high quality education and care 
  • Abolishing the Child Care Activity test – allowing 39,620 women, including single mothers, casual workers, and low-income workers to choose to return to work or increase their hours. 

But if Treasurer Chalmers is going to take these two steps in the Federal Budget, he needs to hear from everyday families, early childhood educators and others like you – he needs to know that these are two key measures people in Australia want to see. 

Will you take a moment now to send Treasurer Jim Chalmers an email, asking him to fund a wage rise for educators, and abolish the Activity Test? It only takes a moment.

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