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HISTORICAL FACTS: Calls to scrap subsidised childcare test | History Defined

Advocates say a childcare "activity test" makes it hard for low-income families to afford childcare. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An early learning advocacy group wants to scrap what is known as the "activity test" so that more low-income families can access affordable childcare.

The test, used to determine how much government-subsidised childcare families are eligible for, prevents at least 126,000 children from poorer households accessing subsidised childcare, new research shows.

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