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Childcare inquiry 2023

Terms of reference2 Nov 2022

The Treasurer's direction setting out the Terms of Reference for the Childcare Inquiry was made on 28 October 2022.

The Treasurer's direction was amended on 22 August 2023 to provide scope for an additional interim report in September 2023.

Terms of reference

Terms of reference - childcare inquiry (PDF533.76 KB)
2 Nov 2022
Terms of reference - childcare inquiry (amended August 2023) (PDF1.99 MB)
1 Sep 2023
  • Project overview
  • Terms of reference2 Nov 2022
  • Expressions of interest for assisting the Childcare Inquiry31 Jan 2023
  • Parents and guardians survey18 Apr 2023
  • Information requests for childcare providers 8 May 2023
  • June 2023 interim report5 Jul 2023
  • Roundtables11 Aug 2023
  • Parents and guardians survey in other languages4 Sep 2023
  • September 2023 interim report1 Oct 2023
  • Submissions in response to the September interim report19 Dec 2023
  • December 2023 final report29 Jan 2024

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