growth. Of course why we are here today is to talk about the 'next steps' the future and where we are going. I am very glad that Gwynn talked about the issue of affordability. There is nothing in this area that's more important to our government than ensuring that early childhood services are affordable, accessible and quality. In affordability alone we have seen a massive increase in investment, we have seen an increase in the child care rebate from 30 to 50 percent, we have seen the increase in the cap of the child care rebate from $4,354 a year up to $7,500 per year but importantly they aren't the only statistics that matter. The statistics that matter is the impact that this increase is having in Australian families. What we do know is that in 2004 when a family was spending on average 13 percent of their disposable income on their childcare fees, that by 2011 that figure stood at 7.5 percent. We know that the added assistance from government is providing much needed assistance for Australian families and is ensuring that more families have the options of using care and using care for a greater number of hours that is incredibly important. We also know that it is about quality. We welcome the remarks from the Child Care Alliance about recognising the need for us to continue to move away from the days when we saw child care services as a babysitting service so that parents can go