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Question and Answer Tracking Details

933 - HIGHER FEES FOR PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Education
  1. What are the names of the public preschools in the Wallsend electorate?
  2. What provision will the Government make to ensure low wage earners will be able to afford to pay higher fees?
Answer -
  1. Public preschools operate at Elermore Vale Public School and Waratah Public School.
  2. This Government is committed to providing low income and disadvantaged families with access to high quality early childhood education.
    DEC preschools charge the low income and disadvantaged families of a child between $0 and $20 per day.

Question asked on 12 September 2011 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 42
Answer received on 17 October 2011 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 51