%T Trouble with childcare: affordability, availability and quality %A David Baker %I The Australia Institute %D 2013 %K Early childhood education, %K Children, %K Youth %U https://apo.org.au/node/33246 %X Recent government approaches to childcare funding have been simple rather than innovative. Improvements in affordability have been short lived, with benefits quickly absorbed through higher costs charged to families. The result is an ongoing game of catch up between government and service providers with families stuck in the middle. %9 Briefing paper