Increasing federal government support for childcare
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase financial support for childcare and early childhood eduction by, for example, supporting increased wages for workers and providing grants for not-for-profit community child care initiatives.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
8 members+2 not enough votes
Liberal
7 members
Greens
2 members+3 not enough votes
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
One Nation
1 member+1 not enough votes
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network0 members+1 not enough votes
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| One Nation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 30 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 12 Feb 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - In Home Care Program - Emergency relief required
- 7 Sept 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Child Care - Acknowledge work & increase pay
- 17 Mar 2009 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Child Care - Not-for-profit government-supported childcare
- 13 Sept 2006 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Child Care - Increase wages for workers