Tasmia Rahman never thought that finding a place in childcare for her five-month-old son would be so difficult.
The 31-year-old architect and new mother from Guildford, in Sydney’s south-west, has applied to at least four childcare centres.
But each time she has lodged an application, she has been knocked back or put on a one- to two-year waiting list.
“It’s very stressful because you want to get back to work … because it’s me and my husband only,” she said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/childcare-deserts-cost-of-living-western-sydney/104672494
