14 Jul 2020

ECE centres struggling with lack of children

From Morning Report, 6:50 am on 14 July 2020

Many early childhood centres are struggling to survive because thousands of children are staying away.

The Early Childhood Council says about 20 percent of under-fives, about 40,000 children have not returned to early learning since the lockdown ended.

With fewer enrolments, centres get less income and some have too few children to be sustainable.

Karoline Tuckey has more.