Illawarra parents welcome free child care during COVID-19 pandemic

Greg Ellis
Updated April 2 2020 - 9:26pm, first published 8:02pm
Support welcome: Wollongong Cottage Kindergarten director Paige Withnall with Melek Yasar, 3, after the Federal Government announces a new free child care plan. Picture: Anna Warr
Support welcome: Wollongong Cottage Kindergarten director Paige Withnall with Melek Yasar, 3, after the Federal Government announces a new free child care plan. Picture: Anna Warr

When Sevgi Yasar's daughter Melek headed off to the child care centre she loves on Thursday the family had no idea Prime Minister Scott Morrison was about to announce free care from Sunday.

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Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Business Editor

Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.

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