Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

throughout COVID-19. We've been able to keep 99 per cent of childcare facilities open throughout the pandemic, by providing support. And we are continuing to provide support to the sector, especially when it comes to childcare providers in Victoria and, in particular, in Melbourne, who are still facing an incredibly difficult time as a result of the stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne and the stage 3 restrictions in the rest of Victoria. Our hope is that, as Victoria recovers from the pandemic, we'll be able to keep those supports in place for Victorian childcare providers so that they will be able to provide that care when parents seek to get back into the workforce as those restrictions are lifted.

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