Hundreds of Childcare Centers Close Crippled by Omicron Wave

Hundreds of Childcare Centers Close Crippled by Omicron Wave
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Devastated by the Omicron outbreak, hundreds of Australia’s childcare centres are being forced to close as the struggling sector pleads for more financial support.

The Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority, the federal authority that monitors the sector, revealed that up to 286 centres shut their doors temporarily on Thursday due to a health emergency,

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