Around 1,000 childcare centres shut early yesterday, with early childhood educators protesting conditions in the sector. There are currently more than 4,000 vacancies for early childhood educators across Australia and more than one third of respondents in a survey said they did not plan to stay in the sector long term. So what are educators calling for?We'll tell you what you need to know in the deep dive,

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