Q. Thinking about Government assistance for childcare, do you support or oppose the following proposals?
|
Total support |
Total oppose |
|
Strongly support |
Support |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don’t know |
|
| Investment to create more childcare places |
72% |
13% |
17% |
55% |
9% |
4% |
16% |
|
| Means testing of the childcare rebate |
71% |
14% |
31% |
40% |
10% |
4% |
15% |
|
| Greater government subsidies to reduce the cost of childcare |
57% |
25% |
16% |
41% |
17% |
8% |
18% |
|
| Childcare rebate extended to include nannies |
46% |
35% |
12% |
34% |
22% |
13% |
19% |
A substantial majority supported investment to create more childcare places (72%) and means testing of the childcare rebate (71%). A majority supported Greater government subsidies to reduce the cost of childcare (57%) while they were somewhat more divided over childcare rebate extended to include nannies (46% support/35% oppose).
For those aged 25-44, support was a little higher for greater Government subsidies (61%), investment to create more places (76%) and extending the rebate to nannies (51%) but lower for means testing the rebate (65%).