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All FDC Educators Must Hold and Have Completed An Approved CERT 3 Qualification Or Higher

All FDC Educators Must Hold and Have Completed An Approved CERT 3 Qualification Or Higher

As of 1 July 2023, new family day care educators must hold an approved certificate III level (or higher) qualification, FDC Educators cannot be 'actively working towards' a qualification.
Children Banned From Watching Peppa Pig Due To Poor Values

Children Banned From Watching Peppa Pig Due To Poor Values

This beloved programme, which centres around a charming but occasionally domineering small pig, Peppa and her family, has lately become the focus of online controversy.
Preschool Teacher Fired For Applying Sleep Time Patches To Children

Preschool Teacher Fired For Applying Sleep Time Patches To Children

A Californian preschool teacher has been fired after allegedly providing toddlers with mood-calming patches (Zen Patches) without getting permission from their parents.
Free Gourmet Breakfast Prepared For Parents During Drop Off At Aussie Childcare Centre

Free Gourmet Breakfast Prepared For Parents During Drop Off At Aussie Childcare Centre

The internet was astounded—and admittedly a touch jealous—by an Australian mother who disclosed that her toddler's daycare prepares gourmet meals for working parents to enjoy for breakfast.
ACECQA Publishes New Guidance Information On QA2 Active Supervision

ACECQA Publishes New Guidance Information On QA2 Active Supervision

Establishing early learning environments that are both safe and mindful of the needs of every child requires active supervision. ACECQA has published new guidance information to guide services for the approved regulatory changes that started on 1 October 2023.
Toddler Accidentally Swallows A Christmas Ornament

Toddler Accidentally Swallows A Christmas Ornament

A nurse has cautioned parents about the risks associated with not child-proofing Christmas trees following a toddler who accidentally ingested a Christmas ornament.
Educators May Be Banned From Using Personal Phones Following A Nationwide Review Into Child Safety

Educators May Be Banned From Using Personal Phones Following A Nationwide Review Into Child Safety

A statewide inquiry into child safety may lead to a ban on personal phones and iPads being used by childcare providers.
New Play School Story Time Episodes with Auslan

New Play School Story Time Episodes with Auslan

ABC Kids has worked with Deaf Connect to create five new Play School Story Time episodes with Auslan interpreters.
Albanense Government Ready To Name and Shame Service Providers Charging Outrageously

Albanese Government Ready To Name and Shame Service Providers Charging Outrageously

If childcare providers charge outrageous costs, the Albanese administration has the power to publicly name and shame them.
90% Of Childcare Services Have Staff Shortages Impacting Children's Safety and Wellbeing

90% Of Childcare Services Have Staff Shortages Impacting Children's Safety and Wellbeing

According to a poll conducted among staff members at 1,000 centres and made exclusively available to Guardian Australia, over 90% of those centres currently have open positions, with half of those having three or more.
3 Year Old Kicked Out Of Montessori Preschool On His First Day

3 Year Old Kicked Out Of Montessori Preschool On His First Day

When her three-year-old son was finally accepted into a Montessori preschool, she was overjoyed but after a meeting at pick-up with Educators, the family was asked to withdraw their child from the centre immediately.
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7 Month Old Baby Allegedly Attacked By A Preschooler In A QLD Childcare Centre

A Queensland mother is suing an early childhood service in northern Brisbane, after she claims that a four-year-old boy bit, scratched and hit her baby Jack, while the kids were left unattended in August 2018.
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