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Childcare centre expects to lose $15,000 during Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdown – ABC News
Ruth Harper runs a not-for-profit childcare centre in Melbourne. She says the Federal Government’s support package for Victorian operators will be a huge relief for many centres — but not ones like hers.
Ruth Harper feels the weight of an entire community on her shoulders.
Key points:
- Childcare restrictions kicked in across Melbourne this week
- Only the children of permitted workers, and vulnerable children, can attend
- Some childcare centres say the Government support package will not help them enough
She runs a not-for-profit childcare centre that has been serving the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy continuously since the 1970s.
But the city’s stage 4 lock…
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