/* Tickaboo — /guides/childcare-marketing/
 *
 * Linked by hand from the page head, as all nested routes must be.
 * Built 2 Sep 2026. Second Phase 4 guide.
 *
 * Shares the guide chrome with guide-blur-apps.css (.g-hero, .g-crumb, .cmp,
 * .method, .flow). Those are duplicated here deliberately rather than
 * extracted: the moment a THIRD guide needs them they go to components.css,
 * which is the same extract-on-reuse rule the .ill* system followed.
 */

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SHARED GUIDE CHROME (duplicated from guide-blur-apps.css, see note)
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.g-hero { position: relative; overflow: clip; padding-block: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem) clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem); }
.g-hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 940px) { .g-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr; } }
.g-crumb { margin: 0 0 0.9rem; font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--color-muted); }
.g-crumb a { color: var(--color-muted); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.g-crumb a:hover { color: var(--color-primary); }
.g-crumb span { margin: 0 0.4rem; }
.g-hero__copy h1 { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 1.7rem + 2.1vw, 3.05rem); }
.g-hero__copy .lead { max-width: 54ch; margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }
.g-hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.85rem; }
.g-hero__visual { margin: 0; }
.g-hero__visual .ill { max-width: 460px; margin-inline: auto; }
.g-hero__stamp {
  margin: 1.4rem 0 0; padding-top: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--color-muted); max-width: 62ch;
}
.g-hero__floats .float-cluster--nw { top: 6%; left: -5%; }
.g-hero__floats .float-cluster--nw .float-shape:nth-child(1) { width: 110px; height: 110px; }
.g-hero__floats .float-cluster--nw .float-shape:nth-child(2) { width: 78px; height: 32px; top: 98px; left: 58px; }
.g-hero__floats > .float-shape--ring { width: 120px; height: 120px; top: 8%; right: 3%; }
@media (max-width: 939px) {
  .g-hero__inner { text-align: center; }
  .g-hero__copy .lead { margin-inline: auto; }
  .g-hero__actions { justify-content: center; }
  .g-hero__stamp { text-align: left; margin-inline: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .g-hero__floats > .float-shape--ring,
  .g-hero__floats .float-cluster--nw .float-shape:nth-child(2) { display: none; }
  .g-hero__floats .float-cluster--nw { top: 1%; left: -13%; }
}

.g-table__wrap {
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  overflow-x: auto; border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--color-surface-tint);
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}
.cmp { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.875rem; }
.cmp--channels { min-width: 860px; }
.cmp th, .cmp td { padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border); vertical-align: top; }
.cmp thead th {
  font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-muted);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-paper) 55%, var(--color-surface-tint));
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.cmp tbody th { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; color: var(--color-ink); }
.cmp--channels tbody th { min-width: 12rem; }
.cmp tbody tr:last-child th, .cmp tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
.cmp td { color: var(--color-muted); }
/* The dependency column is the page's spine, so it carries colour. */
.cmp .dep { color: var(--color-dark); font-weight: 600; }
.cmp .no { color: var(--color-muted); }
.g-table__note { margin: 1.1rem 0 0; font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--color-muted); max-width: 70ch; }

.method {
  max-width: 48rem; margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius-lg) var(--radius-lg) 0;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-surface-tint) 72%, transparent);
}
.method h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.35rem + 0.8vw, 1.9rem); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.method__list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 1.75rem; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.8rem; }
.method__list li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.6rem; color: var(--color-muted); font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.method__list li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.62em;
  width: 0.7rem; height: 2px; border-radius: 1px; background: var(--color-primary);
}
.method__list strong { color: var(--color-ink); }
.method__byline { margin: 1.25rem 0 0; padding-top: 1.1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-muted); }

.flow { list-style: none; margin: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .flow { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.flow__step { position: relative; padding-top: 3.5rem; }
.flow__num {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 2.5rem; height: 2.5rem; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-primary); color: var(--color-surface-tint);
  font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.0625rem;
}
.flow__step::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 1.25rem; left: 3.25rem; right: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--color-border); }
.flow__step:last-child::before { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 819px) { .flow__step::before { display: none; } }
.flow__step h3 { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.125rem; }
.flow__step p { margin: 0; color: var(--color-muted); }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   OCCUPANCY ILLUSTRATION
   Places in a centre, roughly two in five empty. Grounded in the real
   numbers in the economics section rather than being decorative.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.occ__seat { stroke-width: 2; }
.occ__seat--on {
  fill: #D5DFDA;
  fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 22%, var(--color-surface-tint));
  stroke: rgba(63,111,86,0.450); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 45%, transparent);
}
/* An empty place is dashed and hollow: it reads as absence, not as a
   different colour of the same thing. */
.occ__seat--off {
  fill: transparent;
  stroke: rgba(122,113,104,0.400); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-muted) 40%, transparent);
  stroke-dasharray: 6 5;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE ECONOMICS: the sum, shown as a sum
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.g-econ .section-lead { max-width: 64ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.sum {
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-surface-tint);
}
.sum__row { display: grid; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .sum__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr auto 1.2fr; } }
.sum__cell { text-align: center; padding: 1rem; border-radius: 14px; background: var(--color-paper); }
.sum__cell--total { background: var(--color-surface); }
.sum__num { margin: 0 0 0.35rem; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.35rem + 1.1vw, 2.15rem); color: var(--color-dark); }
.sum__lab { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-ink); }
.sum__src { margin: 0; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--color-muted); }
.sum__op { margin: 0; text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--color-muted); }
.sum__caveat { margin: 1.25rem 0 0; padding-top: 1.1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-muted); max-width: 72ch; }

.stat-cards { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.25rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem); }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .stat-cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.stat { padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.75rem); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--color-surface); }
.stat:nth-child(2) { background: var(--color-paper); }
.stat:nth-child(3) { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 9%, var(--color-surface-tint)); }
.stat__num { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 1.6rem + 1.3vw, 2.5rem); color: var(--color-dark); }
.stat__body { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--color-muted); }
.stat__src { margin: 0; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--color-muted); opacity: 0.85; }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE PHOTO PANEL: this page's one dark value
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.photo-panel {
  --underline-brush: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 120 12' preserveAspectRatio='none'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.5 8.6 C 24 4.2, 55 2.6, 96 3.4 C 106 3.6, 114 4.2, 117.5 5.1 C 118.6 5.5, 118.3 6.6, 116.8 6.7 C 96 6.2, 66 6.4, 38 8.2 C 24 9.1, 12 10.2, 5 11 C 3.2 11.1, 1.8 10.2, 2 9.4 Z' fill='%23C5DCC8' fill-opacity='0.9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3.25rem);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-dark); color: var(--color-dark-ink);
}
@media (min-width: 940px) { .photo-panel { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; align-items: center; } }
.photo-panel h2 { color: var(--color-dark-ink); margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 1.65rem + 1.3vw, 2.5rem); }
.photo-panel .accent--quicksand { color: var(--color-accent-2); }
.photo-panel p { color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 82%, transparent); max-width: 60ch; }
.photo-panel__copy > p:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 0; }
/* The regulator's words get their own frame. This is the one place on the
   site quoting somebody else, and it should look quoted. */
.photo-panel__quote {
  margin: 1.5rem 0; padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent-2);
  border-radius: 0 14px 14px 0;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 8%, transparent);
}
.photo-panel__quote p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: var(--color-dark-ink); font-size: 1rem; }
.photo-panel__quote strong { color: var(--color-accent-2); }
.photo-panel__quote cite { font-style: normal; font-size: 0.8125rem; color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 62%, transparent); }
.photo-panel__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.85rem; margin-top: 1.75rem; }
/* .btn--ghost is white-filled in components.css; on a drench it becomes an
   unreadable white pill. Same trap as /resources/ and the blur guide. */
.photo-panel__ghost {
  background: transparent; color: var(--color-dark-ink);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 42%, transparent);
}
.photo-panel__ghost:hover { color: var(--color-dark); background: var(--color-dark-ink); border-color: var(--color-dark-ink); }
.photo-panel__ghost .btn__disc { background: transparent; color: var(--color-dark-ink); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 42%, transparent); }
.photo-panel__ghost:hover .btn__disc { color: var(--color-dark); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark) 34%, transparent); }
.photo-panel__art { margin: 0; }
.photo-panel__art .ill { max-width: 300px; margin-inline: auto; }

/* Light-on-dark versions of the shared illustration parts. */
.ill--harvest .ill__sheet--dark { fill: rgba(245,235,224,0.100); fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 10%, transparent); stroke: rgba(245,235,224,0.220); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 22%, transparent); }
.ill--harvest .ill__photo--dark { fill: rgba(245,235,224,0.080); fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 8%, transparent); stroke: rgba(245,235,224,0.180); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 18%, transparent); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.ill--harvest .ill__blurhead { fill: rgba(197,220,200,0.620); fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent-2) 62%, transparent); stroke: none; filter: blur(3px); }
/* The third photo has NOT been cleared: it stays sharp and turns apricot,
   and it is the one that gets through the gate. */
.ill--harvest .ill__blurhead--open { fill: var(--shape-orange); filter: none; }
.ill--harvest .ill__body--dark { fill: none; stroke: rgba(197,220,200,0.400); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent-2) 40%, transparent); stroke-width: 6; stroke-linecap: round; }
.ill--harvest .ill__flow, .ill--harvest .ill__flowhead {
  fill: none; stroke: rgba(245,235,224,0.340); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 34%, transparent);
  stroke-width: 2.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.ill--harvest .ill__flowhead--open { stroke: var(--shape-orange); }
.ill--harvest .ill__gate { fill: rgba(245,235,224,0.120); fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 12%, transparent); stroke: rgba(245,235,224,0.240); stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 24%, transparent); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.ill--harvest .ill__tick--light { fill: none; stroke: var(--color-accent-2); stroke-width: 3; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.ill--harvest .ill__cross--warn { fill: none; stroke: var(--shape-orange); stroke-width: 3; stroke-linecap: round; }
.ill--harvest .ill__line--dark { fill: rgba(245,235,224,0.300); fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-dark-ink) 30%, transparent); }
.ill--harvest .ill__leak rect { fill: none; stroke: var(--shape-orange); stroke-width: 2; stroke-dasharray: 6 5; }
.ill--harvest .ill__leak path { fill: none; stroke: var(--shape-orange); stroke-width: 2.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE AGENCY SECTION: the one no competitor writes
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.agency { max-width: 56rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.agency h2 { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
/* The conflict of interest is declared in a box, not a footnote. Saying it
   loudly is what buys the right to give the advice. */
.agency__declare {
  padding: 1.1rem 1.4rem; margin: 0 0 2rem;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--shape-orange) 42%, var(--color-surface-tint));
  font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--color-ink);
}
.agency__cols { display: grid; gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .agency__cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.agency__col { padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.75rem); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--color-surface-tint); border: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
.agency__col h3 { margin: 0 0 0.9rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; }
.agency__col ul, .agency__flags ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.7rem; }
.agency__col li, .agency__flags li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.5rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--color-muted); }
.agency__col li::before, .agency__flags li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.55em;
  width: 0.65rem; height: 2px; border-radius: 1px; background: var(--color-primary);
}
.agency__flags { margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem); padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.75rem); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--color-surface); }
.agency__flags h3 { margin: 0 0 0.9rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; }
.agency__flags strong { color: var(--color-ink); }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE 30 DAY PLAN
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.weeks { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.25rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem); }
@media (min-width: 700px) { .weeks { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 1060px) { .weeks { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.week { padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.75rem); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--color-surface); }
.week:nth-child(2) { background: var(--color-paper); }
.week:nth-child(3) { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 9%, var(--color-surface-tint)); }
.week:nth-child(4) { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-surface) 30%, var(--color-paper)); }
.week__no { margin: 0 0 0.4rem; font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-primary); }
.week h3 { margin: 0 0 0.85rem; font-size: 1.125rem; }
.week ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.55rem; }
.week li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.4rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--color-muted); }
.week li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.5em; width: 0.6rem; height: 2px; border-radius: 1px; background: var(--color-primary); }

.plan-cta {
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-surface-tint);
  text-align: center;
}
.plan-cta p { margin: 0 0 1.1rem; color: var(--color-muted); max-width: 52ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.plan-cta strong { color: var(--color-ink); }

/* The origin story sits inside the method block, after the goods. */
.method__story { padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
.method__story h3 { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; }
.method__story p { color: var(--color-muted); font-size: 0.9375rem; max-width: 64ch; }
.method__story strong { color: var(--color-ink); }

@media (max-width: 560px) { .cmp--channels { min-width: 760px; } }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   OUR OWN NUMBERS
   The only first-party data on the site, and the only Australian figures
   published on this topic by anyone. The caveat is styled as prominently
   as the numbers on purpose: a small sample stated honestly is worth more
   than a big one implied, and understating it is what makes it credible.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.g-ours .section-lead { max-width: 58ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.ours {
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-surface-tint);
}
.ours__caveat {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.4rem;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--shape-orange) 42%, var(--color-surface-tint));
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--color-ink);
}
.ours__caveat strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }

.ours__grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .ours__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.ours__stat { padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem); border-radius: 16px; background: var(--color-surface); }
.ours__stat:nth-child(2) { background: var(--color-paper); }
.ours__stat:nth-child(3) { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 9%, var(--color-surface-tint)); }
.ours__num {
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.3rem + 0.9vw, 1.95rem);
  color: var(--color-dark);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.ours__lab {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-primary);
}
.ours__note { margin: 0; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--color-muted); }
.ours__method {
  margin: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem) 0 0;
  padding-top: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--color-muted);
}