this is my letter:

                                                                                                                            Stephanie Masaryk,

                                                                                                                                       All Saint’s College,

                                                                                                                                       Ewing Ave,

                                                                                                                                       Bull Creek WA 6164

Mr Josh Wilson MP                                                                              

PO Box 1224

Fremantle, WA 6959

12 May 2022

Dear Mr Josh Wilson,

I am writing to you in hopes that you can help Australia reduce the expense of childcare.

I am a year 8 student at All Saints College. I am aware of the high expense of childcare and I want to make a difference, by suggesting some ways to help fix this problem and reduce the expense.

As you may or may not be aware, in 1993 the cost of childcare was as little as $2 – $20 a week, whereas today childcare is as high as $150 – $160 per day. This means nearly 40% of Australian families can’t afford to pay childcare, which is outrageous! On a minimum, families pay around $6,000 out of pocket a year for childcare. Keep In mind that an average Australian family earns around $116,000 a year, which means that 5.17% of their income is going to childcare!

Childcare is important as it helps children get a better start to their future and will help them transition through school. It also helps them develop social skills and build new friends. Not only is childcare good for children, it’s also good for parents. If childcare was more affordable, both parents would have the opportunity to work. This would be beneficial not only for the parents but also the economy. When they earn more wages, they typically spend more money in the community.

We just need to bring the cost back down to make it more affordable for families!   

The government needs to subsidise more to reduce the price, and help the 40% of families struggling to pay childcare. This would help many families around Australia and make it easier and more affordable for families to send their children to childcare.

It would be great if you could help spread some awareness about this situation and represent your state of western Australia. Hopefully the government will soon realise how much the price of childcare has affected families, and they will make a change to this situation.

I greatly appreciate your time and assistant to this urgent issue.

Yours sincerely,

Stephanie Masaryk