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Goodstart Early Learning To Provide Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy To Children

Goodstart Early Learning To Provide Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy To Children New!

Australia’s largest early childhood education and care provider, Goodstart Early Learning, has decided to provide different support services including speech therapy, occupational therapy, and child and family practitioner support, to more of its centres using NDIS funding.
Federal Election: Labor Childcare Reforms 2022

Millionaire Private Childcare Owners - Labor Proposes Transparency Plan and Sector Reforms New!

It has been noticed that Australian childcare owners make their names highlighted in the millionaire rich lists by their private early learning centres.
Children Only Given 10 Minutes To Finish Lunch In Primary School

Children Only Given 10 Minutes To Finish Lunch In Primary School New!

A new study reveals that primary schools are not giving children enough time to eat the food in their lunch boxes.
Mandatory Vaccinations Childcare NSW

Mandatory Vaccination Of NSW Educators No Longer In Force New!

As of the 13th of May, the Public Health Order relating to vaccination of education and care workers has not been extended. This means that Early Childhood Services may choose to implement their own policies around staff vaccination.
Eight NSW Primary Schools Trial Longer Hours

Eight NSW Primary Schools Trial Longer Hours Beyond 9am - 3pm New!

Eight NSW primary schools are participating in this trial extending school hours beyond the typical 9 am – 3 pm day. Participating schools will partner with community organisations, local businesses, and sporting clubs to offer activities for children at school…
Serious Incidents In Childcare

Over 20,000 Serious Incidents Reported To ACECQA Across Children's Services Last Year New!

In 2020-21 there were 20,599 incidents classified as serious across all childcare services, the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority data shows. This ranges from the death of a child (there were none in that year) to serious injury,…
States To Improve Childcare Transportation Regulations

States Ordered To Improve Childcare Transportation Regulations New!

Due to the recent incident of a child being left on a bus in Queensland, the Federal Government has asked State Governments to tighten up and strengthen the safety requirements around transport.
Dirty Toilets In NSW Schools

Children Refuse To Go To Unhygienic And Dirty Toilets In NSW Public Schools New!

It has been found that the NSW public-school infrastructure is of so low grade that students try to not use the toilets by not eating and drinking during the day. Students do not want to use their school’s “absolutely disgraceful”…
Staff Shortages Due To Mandatory COVID Vaccinations In Child Care

Staff Shortages Due To Mandatory COVID Vaccinations In Child Care New!

As per the current PHO, all Educators are mandatorily required to be fully vaccinated. This will be repealed by the NSW Government on 13 May 2022. However, there are many workers who either do not wish to take the vaccinations…
Play Active Program By Telethon Educational Institute

Play Active Program By Telethon Educational Institute

The Telethon Kids Institute has created the Play Active Program which contains a physical activity policy to assist services in putting their policy into practice.
Potential Updates To The Approved Learning Frameworks Piloted

Potential Updates To The Approved Learning Frameworks Piloted

From January to March 2022, potential updates to the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (EYLF) and My Time Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia (MTOP) were piloted in 16 early childhood education and care services across…
Climate Change In Early Childhood Education

Climate Action Childhood Network Responding To Climate Change Through Early Childhood Education

The Climate Action Childhood Network believes in the importance of generating responses to climate change through creating and experimenting alongside young children. The goal is to move beyond learning “about” the climate crisis to seeing ourselves as part of it.
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