The Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program (the Program) provides up to $40,000 to new undergraduate and up to $20,000 to new postgraduate teacher education students.

The NSW Government has streamlined the requirements to achieve and maintain Highly Accomplished or Lead Teacher accreditation. The simplified application process reduces the amount of evidence required and offers flexible ways to submit evidence.

The Health and Development Participation (HDP) Grant Program aims to increase the number of free health and development checks provided to 4-year-old children within early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. 

Due to a new enterprise agreement with Goodstart Early Learning, Goodstart workers voted to approve the new agreement which will deliver a 10 per cent pay rise in December under the Albanese Government’s Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care. 

More than 6400 former students' qualifications and/or statements of attainment have been revoked by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) of Registered Training Organisation (RTO) Luvium Pty Ltd. Luvium Pty Ltd, provided a variety of qualifications across several fields, including Early Childhood Education and Care and First Aid.

Education Ministers have agreed to extend workforce transitional arrangements in the National Regulations. This decision aims to assist the sector to address workforce challenges by continuing to provide flexibility for services and providers.

After discovering her 2-year-old daughter sobbing in a dim, deserted South Florida daycare center, a mother dialed 911.

On Reddit, a mother revealed that she had just learned that her son's preschool does not turn on the lights so the kids can play during the day. "My four-year-old attends a Montessori school where the lights are turned off. Their class is the only one of six that does this," she said.

The Australian Government will support a 15% wage increase for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce through a worker retention payment. The payment will support a wage increase of 15% above the modern award rates over 2 years. The following provides information on Eligibility, Conditions, Workplace Instruments and more. 

This guide is designed to help early childhood services utilize and respond to data from the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).  It outlines principles and practices tailored to the specific needs of children and families in the community, using AEDC data to inform and improve early childhood programs and services.