This is a friendly reminder for Educators and ECT's to check your pay to ensure you are currently being paid the updated minimum wage, as of 01 July 2019, of a 3% increase.
From the 01 to 07 September 2019, it is National Child Protection Week. It's important as Educators will ensure will create a safe and nurturing environment for all children in our care.
Early Childhood Australia Learning Hub has recently released a new free online professional development module for NSW OSHC Educators on Quality Area 7 - Governance and Leadership
In NSW an especially high number of under-fives sought medical treatment for gastro throughout this year and a gastroenteritis outbreak of both Children and Educators at more than 100 childcare centres prompted a NSW Health warning.
A Sydney Childcare Service, owned by the Department of Defence was immediately shut down and children sent home after the discovery of exposed lead paint around window frames in the building.
From Monday 22 July, Western Australia had introduced the new No Jab, No Play legislation. This means that children who aren't fully immunised can be banned and excluded form childcare services. Operators who enrol an unimmunised child or a child…
Regulation 242 - Persons taken to be an ECT, has been extended to 31 December 2021 in NSW, QLD, SA, ACT and TAS. This means an Educator who is actively working towards an approved early childhood teaching qualification and provides…
