On Saturday 27th May, United Workers Union members are campaigning for a 25 per cent wage increase to address the workforce crisis in Australia’s early learning sector.
The following is a list of cultural and special events that are taking place in August 2025. This should help you to plan and organise…Read More
Toddlers Found with Mouths Taped Shut at Sydney Childcare Centre +
A childcare centre on Sydney’s Upper North Shore has received an official regulatory warning after photographs surfaced showing toddlers with their mouths taped shut. According…Read More
Shadow Bans and Safety Theatre: The Gendered Fallout of a Childcare Crisis +
In July 2025, Australian early learning services faced a reckoning not only with child protection protocols—but with their values. The phrase “They’ve sent a male”,…Read More
Time Poverty in Childcare—Why Children Lose When Educators Burn Out +
A recent national study has laid bare a quiet crisis undermining the heart of early childhood education in Australia: childcare educators spend less than 30…Read More
STI Tests All Negative: What It Means for Childcare Safety, and What It Doesn’t +
In an outcome met with collective relief, Victorian health authorities have confirmed that all 2000 children tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in connection with…Read More