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DDD Melbourne<p>Many more reasons to say YES!</p><p>Get your tix at <a href="https://dddmelbourne.com/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dddmelbourne.com/tickets</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DDDMelbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDDMelbourne</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreeChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildCare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/YES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YES</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/taylorswifttraviskelce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taylorswifttraviskelce</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>I'm attending.</p><p>Gorge <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FloodAdaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloodAdaptation</span></a> for Sea Level Rise <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityWorkshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityWorkshop</span></a> By City of Victoria<br>Have your say on the future of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GorgeWaterway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorgeWaterway</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PortageInlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortageInlet</span></a>.</p><p>Thursday, September 25 · 2 - 4pm PDT.<br>Doors at 1:45pm.<br>Esquimalt Gorge Park &amp; Pavilion<br>1070 Tillicum Rd.</p><p>Join us at this workshop to learn more about sea level rise in the Gorge and Portage Inlet and to share your knowledge, experience and values to help guide <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SeaLevelRise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaLevelRise</span></a> planning for the area. A presentation will be followed by a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/facilitated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facilitated</span></a> discussion that will help inform adaptation options to address sea level rise.</p><p>The workshop will cover the following topics:</p><p>Introduction to the Gorge Coastal <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flood</span></a> Adaptation Strategy.<br>Sea level rise projections, including areas, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> at risk in the Gorge<br>Possible <a href="https://beige.party/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coastal</span></a> adaptation approaches<br>Examples of coastal resilience initiatives along the Gorge<br>Activities to explore values informing future coastal planning</p><p>The feedback we receive will inform the Gorge Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy, a collaboration between by the Township of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Esquimalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Esquimalt</span></a> , the District of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Saanich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saanich</span></a> , the City of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VictoriaBC</span></a> and the Town of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ViewRoyal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViewRoyal</span></a> with support from the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CapitalRegionalDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalRegionalDistrict</span></a>.</p><p>Refreshments will be provided.</p><p>Registration is required. If we reach capacity for the event, we will take a waitlist and may add an additional event.</p><p>For other ways to provide input, please complete the online survey and identify places that are important to you or where you have experienced flooding on our interactive map at engage.victoria.ca/gorge-flooding.</p><p>Accessibility and Parking:</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> will be provided on-site for the duration of the event.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/FreeParking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeParking</span></a> is available at the Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion, including 10 <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AccessibleParking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibleParking</span></a> stalls and four electric vehicle chargers.</p><p>Accessible by bus routes 14 and 26 and a short walk from routes 8, 9 and 11.</p><p>A bike rack is available.</p><p>For more details on accessibility, visit this page:<br><a href="https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/accessibility-inventory" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esquimalt.ca/media/file/access</span><span class="invisible">ibility-inventory</span></a></p><p>Please contact us with any questions or requests for accessibility accommodations at engage@victoria.ca.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityEngagement</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityEducation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityInput" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityInput</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YYJ</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Wsanec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wsanec</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Songhees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Songhees</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flooding</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FloodStrategies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloodStrategies</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityVoices</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProvideYourFeedback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProvideYourFeedback</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GetInvolved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetInvolved</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunitySurvey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunitySurvey</span></a></p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧<p>Trump threatens to cut off <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> funds if <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/ZohranMamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZohranMamdani</span></a> ‘doesn’t behave’</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> mayoral candidate denies <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s accusation that he is communist while reaffirming push to tax wealthy </p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TheGuardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGuardian</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guardian</span></a><br>Edward Helmore<br>Sun 29 Jun 2025 13.06 EDT </p><p>"<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Mamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mamdani</span></a> said he was inspired by the <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, who once remarked: “Call it democracy or call it <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DemocraticSocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticSocialism</span></a>. There has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country.”</p><p>He then reiterated his intent to raise taxes on <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>’s wealthiest as part of a campaign pledge “to shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods”.</p><p>“I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality..." <br> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/trump-zohran-mamdani-nyc-funds?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">un/29/trump-zohran-mamdani-nyc-funds?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/FreePublicBuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePublicBuses</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/childcare-new-mexico-poverty" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/11/childcare-new-mexico-poverty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DjangoCon Europe<p>👪 We want all parents to feel welcome bringing their children to DjangoCon Europe 2025, and childcare should never be a barrier to attending!</p><p>Fill out the form to secure Free Childcare at the conference: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXtg1YLZrwSy06GDVZzMC4JUTns3w7_sYBqb48AxBcdjcTJA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI</span><span class="invisible">pQLSfXtg1YLZrwSy06GDVZzMC4JUTns3w7_sYBqb48AxBcdjcTJA/viewform</span></a> 🧸✨ </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/djangoconeurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>djangoconeurope</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freechildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freechildcare</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>‘Pitiful’ number of childminders sign up to government grant scheme | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/childcare-startup-grant-scheme-government-b2549765.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/childcare-startup-grant-scheme-government-b2549765.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Childminders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childminders</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ChildminderStartUpGrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildminderStartUpGrant</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Ofsted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ofsted</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FoodCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodCosts</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/EnergyCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyCosts</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Stephens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stephens</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/EarlyEducationAndChildcareCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyEducationAndChildcareCoalition</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/LeedsUni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeedsUni</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ProfessionalAssociationForChildcareAndEarlyYears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessionalAssociationForChildcareAndEarlyYears</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/EarlyYearsAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyYearsAlliance</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>We were excited to get ‘free’ childcare for our son. Then the government said he didn’t exist | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett | The Guardian<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/08/free-childcare-son-government-nursery-hours-two-year-olds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/apr/08/free-childcare-son-government-nursery-hours-two-year-olds</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Unaffordable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unaffordable</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Codes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codes</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BadlyAdministered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadlyAdministered</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PregnantThenScrewed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PregnantThenScrewed</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Underfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Underfunding</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/GovUnderfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovUnderfunding</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/SEN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEN</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabilities</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/AdditionalSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdditionalSupport</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ChildWellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildWellbeing</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/GettingParentsIntoWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GettingParentsIntoWork</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a>: a subsidy for demand with little thought for supply</p><p>The government’s extension of free nursery hours reflects a late recognition of problems the Tories’ are ill-equipped to address<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/03/the-guardian-view-on-free-childcare-a-subsidy-for-demand-with-little-thought-for-supply" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/apr/03/the-guardian-view-on-free-childcare-a-subsidy-for-demand-with-little-thought-for-supply</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryFaiilure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryFaiilure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TheMarketWillProvideNot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMarketWillProvideNot</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Jeremy Hunt’s free childcare pledge leave parents to ‘pick up tab’ as nurseries hike fees | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-hunt-free-childcare-budget-nurseries-b2508582.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/jeremy-hunt-free-childcare-budget-nurseries-b2508582.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Hunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hunt</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Nurseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nurseries</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ChildcareFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildcareFunding</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/IFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFS</span></a></p>
DjangoCon Europe<p>👪 We want all parents to feel welcome bringing their children to DjangoCon Europe 2024, and childcare should never be a barrier to attending!</p><p>Fill out the form to secure Free Childcare at the conference: [bit.ly/3SHvZFC](https://bit.ly/3SHvZFC) 🧸✨ </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/djangoconeurope2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>djangoconeurope2024</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freechildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freechildcare</span></a></p>
DDD Melbourne<p>Parents, we've got you covered at DDD Melbourne! </p><p>Take advantage of our complimentary childcare services at the conference, sponsored by SSW. Enjoy the conference knowing your little ones are in good hands. 🧸 </p><p><a href="https://forms.microsoft.com/r/dhhNuqSZZa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forms.microsoft.com/r/dhhNuqSZ</span><span class="invisible">Za</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DDDMelb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDDMelb</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/freechildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freechildcare</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GillianKeegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GillianKeegan</span></a> says she can’t guarantee <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> pledge will be met on time</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> secretary says she is ‘not in control of all the bits’ needed for delivery of 15 hours of free care from April<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/04/gillian-keegan-says-she-cant-guarantee-free-childcare-pledge-will-be-met-on-time" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2024/</span><span class="invisible">feb/04/gillian-keegan-says-she-cant-guarantee-free-childcare-pledge-will-be-met-on-time</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryFailure</span></a></p>
DDD Melbourne<p>DDD Melbourne is pleased to be providing free childcare at our conference to make it easier for parents to attend. You can focus fully on networking and learning, while your little ones are safely engaged. We’re very grateful to our childcare sponsors SSW for their support!</p><p>Register your interest now: <a href="https://forms.microsoft.com/r/dhhNuqSZZa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forms.microsoft.com/r/dhhNuqSZ</span><span class="invisible">Za</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DDDMelb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDDMelb</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/freechildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freechildcare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/familyfriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>familyfriendly</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Hunt’s free childcare pledge ‘doomed to fail’ as thousands of nurseries close | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-hunt-free-childcare-policy-nurseries-b2452575.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/jeremy-hunt-free-childcare-policy-nurseries-b2452575.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Hunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hunt</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ChildcareCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildcareCrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childcare</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Nurseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nurseries</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NurseriesClosing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NurseriesClosing</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Childcare sector in crisis as more than half of workers considering leaving jobs | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/childcare-crisis-staff-leaving-sector-b2442390.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/childcare-crisis-staff-leaving-sector-b2442390.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Childcare</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ChildcareCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildcareCrisis</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NurseryStaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NurseryStaff</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Hunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hunt</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/ToryChildcarePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryChildcarePolicy</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/StaffingShortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StaffingShortage</span></a></p>
firewyre<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FreeChildcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildcare</span></a> it's the only way to fix this in our capitalistic society <a href="https://t.co/ybdwVGIbWa" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/ybdwVGIbWa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
David Sentinella<p>Adam Bandt is correct, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> is the dog whose tail is still wagged by the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a>. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Stage3taxcuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stage3taxcuts</span></a> have to go. The need for trained people in all areas should mean <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreeTAFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeTAFE</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreeEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeEd</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BulkBilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BulkBilling</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreeChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeChildCare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Insiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insiders</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a></p>
Paul Reinheimer<p>We should have just run with it.</p><p>Guessing taking care of her is your problem now! <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/freeChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeChildCare</span></a></p><p>This is also our second rebooking adventure for this one flight. Our very original flight was cancelled and their suggested replacement added a multi-hour layover we didn't need.</p>