The Role of For-Profit and Non-Profit Providers

Which model better serves children and communities?

Date added: November 11, 2025
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Australia’s childcare system includes both for-profit and non-profit providers — each with distinct strengths and weaknesses.

For-profit centres often deliver efficiency and innovation but can be driven by shareholder returns.
Non-profits focus on social outcomes and community values but may struggle with funding and bureaucracy.

A sustainable childcare system may depend not on choosing one model over the other, but on combining the best of both — efficiency with empathy, innovation with integrity.

Question:

Both for-profit and non-profit providers have an important role to play in creating a childcare sector that is affordable, efficient, and trustworthy.(Agree/Disagree)

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