Nearly 500,000 Australian kids go to after school care – it needs to be more than a babysitting service
- Written by: Alyssa Clare Milton, Senior Research Fellow, University of Sydney
RDNE Stock Project/PexelsOutside school hours care – also known as “school-aged care”, “OOSH” or “afters” – is booming.
As of 2020, it was the fastest-growing childcare sector in Australia. As of 2022, it catered to 486,310 primary school children.
Enrolments have surged by 111% over the past 20...