Budget cuts threaten future of family day care

By Jennie Curtin
August 27 2014 - 12:00am
Family day care operator Sharon Taylor, with two of her charges  Harriet (2) and Tommy Bowen (5)  and the mayor, Mark Greenhill in the Taylors' backyard in Mt Riverview.
Family day care operator Sharon Taylor, with two of her charges Harriet (2) and Tommy Bowen (5) and the mayor, Mark Greenhill in the Taylors' backyard in Mt Riverview.

They care for 780 children from 623 families in the Mountains, but the future of the family day care network, which provides at-home care for kids aged 0 to 12, is under threat from federal budget cuts.

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