A new report from the Centre for Policy Development is urging the Federal Government to implement $10-a-day childcare, as fee increases and cost-of-living pressures force some families to go without and leave children behind.

Dr Angela Jackson, Lead Economist at Impact Economics and Policy joined Julie-Anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons to provide further insight.

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