New national childcare scheme: 11 essential points you need to know

New system launches on Wednesday but low-income families on existing programmes will be allowed to remain on them indefinitely EXCERPTS
Low-income families on existing childcare subsidy programmes will be allowed to remain on them “indefinitely”, despite the online launch of the new National Childcare Scheme on Wednesday, November 20th.
A one-year, then a two-year, transition phase for such families had been announced but now the Department of Children and Youth Affair