

From March 13th, there will be changes within Family Day Care services, which will include new maximum rates and age limits for children accessing child care fee assistance.
The educational Ministers throughout Australian states and territories have agreed to changes to the National Quality Framework.
Reports on political controversy surrounding remarks about childcare educators. Highlights advocacy issues.
Water beads are causing serious concerns and parents are being warned of the potentially deadly risk these pose to children.
Preschool children have a chance to begin learning a foreign language before they start school under an expanded Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program.
Up until the end of 2019, ACECQA has extended a transitional measure to allow primary school teachers to work within an early childhood setting. Primary school teachers working in early childhood will be able to be recognised as the equivalent to an early childhood teacher.
Four children have been hospitalised after they contracted gastroenteritis at the same childcare centre in Sydney's lower north shore.
In the past 2 years, corrupt family daycare providers have defrauded taxpayers of more than $1 billion through systemic rorting.
The Children’s Services Award introduces a streamlined classification system and updated pay rates designed to better recognise the skills, qualifications, and responsibilities of early childhood… Read More
The Children’s Services Award has 8 clear levels. These levels make it easier to understand where you fit, based on your experience, qualifications, and responsibilities.… Read More
When working as a qualified early childhood teacher (with a university degree) within a service, your rate of pay will come from the Educational Services… Read More
Diploma-qualified educators play a vital role in early childhood services, taking on responsibilities that range from supporting children’s learning and development to leading rooms and… Read More
Certificate III qualified educators form the backbone of early childhood services, providing essential care and learning support for children across all settings. Their wages under… Read More
Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs) play a vital role in leading curriculum and pedagogy in early learning settings. Regulation 272 of the Education and Care Services… Read More
Children need safe and positive environments to learn and grow. To ensure this, services and educators need to ensure effective supervision at all times. The… Read More
Floorbook is a documentation approach that uses a large book with blank pages for children to record different aspects of their learning in small groups… Read More
In Norway and most other Scandinavian countries, children nap in the outdoors. According, to research outdoor sleeping not only promotes better daytime sleeping, but it… Read More
From 2026, every educator covered by the Children’s Services Award will move into a new, simplified classification structure. Instead of navigating 30 different levels, educators… Read More

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