The Health and Development Participation (HDP) Grant Program aims to increase the number of free health and development checks provided to 4-year-old children within early childhood education and care (ECEC) services.
Educator Dismissed Following Alleged Incident at Cairns Childcare Centre +
A childcare educator has been dismissed from a service in White Rock following an alleged incident involving a four-year-old boy, who was allegedly struck with…Read More
Former After-School Care Worker Charged Over Alleged Child Abuse Offenses +
A 26-year-old man, David William James, has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly producing child abuse material while employed at six out-of-school hours (OOSH)…Read More
New Federal Laws Link Childcare Funding to Safety Standards +
Parliament has passed legislation enabling the federal government to suspend or revoke Child Care Subsidy (CCS) funding for early childhood education providers that fail to…Read More
Free Webinar Play-based Learning With Intentionality +
Join the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) for an engaging panel discussion that explores how intentional teaching within play-based learning can transform outcomes for all…Read More
A New Era for Child Safety: Specialist Unit Mobilized to Support National WWCC Reform +
In a significant move toward strengthening child protection across Australia, the federal government has mobilized a specialist unit to assist in the rollout of a…Read More