tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367839961931530504.post8551603010290630960..comments2023-10-09T02:29:36.357+11:00Comments on Sails of Oblivion: ~ the sweet death knell of ABC LearningAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05240781173459676515noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367839961931530504.post-34535743435194723872008-11-23T12:31:00.000+11:002008-11-23T12:31:00.000+11:00The upside of all this is the sudden nationwide de...The upside of all this is the sudden nationwide debate over the future of early childcare. At last, people are asking if profit-taking is ethical.<BR/><BR/>Diplomatic Julia Gillard was on telly this morning, making it clear that there was no necessary difference between the two models' standards of care. But, if they're both charging the same, and one is taking a profit ...<BR/>cheers AnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240781173459676515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367839961931530504.post-3898174842569887882008-11-20T21:46:00.000+11:002008-11-20T21:46:00.000+11:00... "how hard it is to keep these centres going" ....... "how hard it is to keep these centres going" ... while skimming off $800,000 golden handshakes?<BR/> and $63 million divorce settlements ?.... quite.<BR/><BR/>if they got so rich from it then they were charging too much, Comrad.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367839961931530504.post-51464513392943541022008-11-11T11:42:00.000+11:002008-11-11T11:42:00.000+11:00yes, you do have to pay if your child does not att...yes, you do have to pay if your child does not attend. this used to rile me until i came to understand how hard it is to keep these centres going.<BR/><BR/>Groves is in a divorce settlement dispute with his wife. She's demanding, I think, AUD 63 million.<BR/><BR/>I read yesterday that Groves, reputedly, was given a golden handshake of AUD 800,000<BR/><BR/>cheers AODAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240781173459676515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367839961931530504.post-31521379971932460152008-11-11T09:39:00.000+11:002008-11-11T09:39:00.000+11:00it may be that negative karma did him in.It costs ...it may be that negative karma did him in.<BR/><BR/>It costs a lot per day per child, and I believe non-attendance due to illness still must be paid for.<BR/><BR/>It is a very emotional thing to leave a tiny person in the care of strangers, yet our current grasping society needs the Primary Caregiver parent to earn an income instead of devoting their day to raising a child who will not be a futureAnn ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.com