Fatima Payman

What the ad says

$16 billion in public money flows into early childhood education and care every year, and too much of it is lining the pockets of shareholders instead of supporting educators and families. Early childhood education and care is still unaffordable. Educators are still among the lowest paid in education. And families in regional Australia can’t even find a place. I’ve put forward a three-phase plan to fix it: → Phase 1 2026: provide ongoing funding for educator pay rises → Phase 2 — 2026–2028: buy back centres, publicly owned and publicly run → Phase 3 — 2028+: data-driven expansion to every postcode