Discusses controversial plans to introduce suicide awareness in preschool. Raises mental health education.
Parents who do not wish to vaccinate their children on conscientious grounds are banned from having their children enrolled in child care centres in NSW.
Alerts services and families to a recall of defective EpiPens. Reinforces health and safety.
Water beads are causing serious concerns and parents are being warned of the potentially deadly risk these pose to children.
Since January 01 2016, there has been alot of talk regarding the new No Jab, No Play legislation for early childhood services.Under this new law a child cannot attend a service until acceptable vaccination documentation is provided.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has conducted testing on a range of wax crayons and identified traces of asbestos in a number of crayon products.
A new QLD law may be introduced by January 2016 that enables childcare centres in Queensland to reject enrolments based on immunisation status.
New Child Protections Laws have just been introduced in Australia to hold more people accountable if they fail to act or report risks of child abuse.
Internet is an important resource in today’s society for everyone and it has become a part of life just like mobile phones, Television, etc. There are also so many gadgets and devices you can use to surf the internet like laptops, mobile phones and even refrigerators! Internet is so useful now since there are so many things we can do. In fact it’s a lot faster and efficient, without even needing to go out. For instance -banking, shopping, pay bills, communicating with friends and families, make phone calls, search for information, directions & maps, research school reports, play interactive games and much more. The possibilities and the usage are limitless.
Bean bags are cushions or similar items filled with small polystyrene beads or other lightweight beads.
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