Early childhood education and care system in rural, regional and remote communities
Productivity Commission submission
8 October 2026
This submission summarises the findings and recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s 2024 inquiry into early childhood education and care. It highlights barriers to affordable, high-quality services in rural, regional and remote Australia, and outlines reforms to improve access, affordability, workforce capacity, flexible delivery and inclusion.
The PC provided the submission to the Senate Education and Employment References Committee’s inquiry on the State of Australia's early childhood education and care system in rural, regional and remote communities on 29 September 2026. The submission was published on our website on 8 October 2026.
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