上周六以压倒性胜利赢得连任的维州工党政府在竞选时曾提出了一系列计划,除了公众关注的基础设施投入外,还有针对儿童及其家庭的一些福利。
具体包括:
1.与联邦工党承诺一起为3岁儿童提供每周15小时的幼儿园(kindergarten)补助(目前这一补助只面向4岁儿童);
2.TAFE的两个幼教相关专业课程将免费,以培养更多的幼教工作者满足3岁年龄段幼儿园项目的需求,投入2700万澳元提供8000个大学奖学金,惠及那些希望成为幼儿园教师的学生;
3.公立学校的孩子将可获得免费的牙科检查,将为每个家庭每年节省约400澳元;
4.初次当父母的家庭出院时将获得价值约150澳元的婴儿用品,每年约有35000名新手爸妈从中获益,并承诺投资2.32亿澳元为育儿家庭提供更好的服务,鼓励更多雇主提供陪产假;
5.对年龄较长的孩子,公立学校的厕所里将会有免费的卫生棉条和护垫提供;
6.对于生育困难却又负担不起人工受孕的家庭,将在墨尔本和维州偏远地区开设并运营一批低收费的人工受孕诊所;
7.新开100所新学校,17亿澳元用于建设和提升幼儿园;
8.在Geelong医院、Maroondah医院、 Frankston医院、Casey医院 和 Northern hospital设立新的儿科急诊区及7个新的早期育儿中心。

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