'Quit my job or move to Melbourne': Families face confronting choices as childcare hub shuts
26-04-2024 04:29 via abc.net.au

'Quit my job or move to Melbourne': Families face confronting choices as childcare hub shuts

Erin Paech's "gut just dropped" when she was told her north-west Victorian town of Hopetoun's only childcare centre would be closing after being unable to fill two vacant qualified educator roles.
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