Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Katy Morton
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

A third of those that responded to the Alliance surveyed said they are likely to close within the next year, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
A third of those that responded to the Alliance surveyed said they are likely to close within the next year, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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