To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament:

This petition of citizens of Australia draws the attention of the House to the decision not to provide In-Service Provider training funds to Queensland childcare services. Our opposition to this decision is based on the following—

The Government has singled out Queensland from any other state by halving by $500,000 in childcare in-service training funds;

Childcare workers across Queensland will not have the same access to in-service training as in other states;

This decision is also of concern to children and families across the State who are using child care services;

The Government should not be able to axe funding to a program that is currently under review.

Your petitioners therefore request that the House turn its urgent attention to:

1. Seek an urgent review of this decision.

2. To reinstate in-service training funds to Queensland childcare services.

3. To adequately fund the following Queensland childcare training and resource organisations—Lady Gowrie Queensland; QCOSS—Child Care Management Training and Support Unit; Family Day Care Association Queensland Inc.; and Queensland Children's Activities Network QCAN Inc. to deliver ongoing quality in-service training to all Queensland childcare services.