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Kat Wong

EXPLAINED: Thousands more childcare workers needed | Vintage Vibes

Thousands more childcare workers will be needed with the sector already struggling to recruit staff. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia will need to hire 16,000 new early childhood educators to address shortages and meet increased demand after the federal government pledged billions in childcare subsidies.

Labor has announced a $4.7 billion policy to subsidise child care from July 2023, as part of its plan to improve women's participation in the workforce and ease economic pressures on households.

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