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PROTESTORS WANT BIGGER SLICE OF FUNDING FOR EARLY EDUCATION

Early childhood education workers have called for a bigger slice of state government funding, setting up a cake stall outside Parliament House.

“The services in the Hunter are really feeling the pain of not having a high level of investment and as a result young children are missing out on preschool.”

They say the government spending on early education is the lowest of all Australian states and territories.

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Jane Goldsmith

Jane Goldsmith is a journalist, newsreader and producer based in Newcastle and began working with NBN Television in 2001. Originally from Port Macquarie, Jane has worked in television news and radio and studied at the University of Newcastle.

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