Labor promises to ban childcare centre giveaways to parents

Opposition responds to reports centres were offering gifts or cash for enrolments

Labor has promised it will ban childcare centres from offering inducements to lure parents into enrolling their children after reports of giveaways including iPads and $1,000 cash payments.

The shadow early childhood education minister, Amanda Rishworth, will make an announcement on Monday, arguing that banning inducements will help protect parents from entering childcare arrangements that do not suit their children’s needs.

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