Parents tell of their struggles to find early childhood education and care for their kids, and why a state-run public system is desperately needed to help solve the problem Jessica Lee is campaigning for a public system of early childhood education and care. Photo: Mark Condren When Jessica Lee’s 20-month-old son lost his place with no notice in creche, for a moment she momentarily contemplated giving up work. “I was on the verge of quitting my job, and I love my job, and I spent so long getting the post-graduate master’s for this job,” she says.
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