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Childcare provider stripped of funding labels decision 'devastating'
Key takeaways
- The provider is the first to be stripped of funding under new safety standards implemented in 2025.
- Laugh & Learn Family Day Care Education & Training has said its loss of federal government funding due to serious safety breaches is "devastating".
- The service is the first in the country to be stripped of its funding, and it will cease to have provider approval for all its locations on July 4.
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The provider is the first to be stripped of funding under new safety standards implemented in 2025. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)
Laugh & Learn Family Day Care Education & Training has said its loss of federal government funding due to serious safety breaches is "devastating".
The service is the first in the country to be stripped of its funding, and it will cease to have provider approval for all its locations on July 4.
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