Women's Minister Katy Gallagher has been criticised for saying children are better off the earlier they enter early education or childcare, with one advocacy group saying the "mothers of Australia are furious".Speaking to The Australian, the senior Labor figure ruled out calls from the Nationals to pursue income-splitting for families to encourage parents to spend more time with their newborns.She said while she was not telling parents what to do, there was evidence the sooner a child enters early education