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Financial Reporting Obligations For Large Providers

Financial Reporting Obligations For Large Providers

From 1 July 2023, large providers must report financial information, including information about revenue, profits, and leasing arrangements to the Department Of Education.
Accelerated 2 Year Bachelor Of Education Early Years Degree

Accelerated 2 Year Bachelor Of Education Early Years Degree

The Bachelor of Education - The Early Years (Accelerated pathway program) 2 Year Degree, is available online and full-time only to students who have completed a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and have the equivalent of 2 years…
United Workers Unions Campaigning For A 25% Wage Increase

United Workers Union Campaigning For A 25% Wage Increase

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.
New Measures To Support The Early Childhood Education And Care Workforce

New Measures To Support The Early Childhood Education And Care Workforce

There are new measures to support the early childhood education and care workforce which include Professional Development Subsidies, Paid Practicum Subsidy and Practicum Exchange. The measures will cost $72.4 million from 2023–24 to 2026–27. The following provides details on each…
QLD Child Left On Bus In 31 Degree Heat For An Hour Outside Early Childhood Service

QLD Child Left On Bus In 31 Degree Heat For An Hour Outside Early Childhood Service

On Thursday 16th March, when the Redlands in southeast Queensland recorded a top temperature of 31.1 degrees, a child was left on a bus for around an hour outside the early learning centre. Since the incident, the centre has suspended…
Push To Reduce Speed To 40KPH Around Early Childhood Services

Push To Reduce Speed To 40KPH Around Early Childhood Services

In order to decrease the number of children struck and killed by cars, a City of Sydney councillor has proposed that drivers be restricted to driving no faster than 40 km/h around early childhood services.
Centre Fined $15,000 After A 4 Year Old Boy Wandered Off Premises

Centre Fined $15,000 After A 4 Year Old Boy Wandered Off Premises

The State Administrative Tribunal fined a Bunbury childcare centre, in WA $15,000 after a four-year-old boy wandered off its property alone, a caution has been given to childcare service providers.
Victorian Toddler Left On Daycare Bus For Up To 5 Hours

Victorian Toddler Left On Daycare Bus For Up To 5 Hours

On Friday, the 10th of March, a three-year-old girl was left on a daycare bus in Victoria for up to five hours. After being put on the bus outside of her home to attend the service, her parents received a…
Coalition To Start Building 500 New Preschools

Coalition To Start Building 500 New Preschools

The Coalition has pledged to invest $1 billion this year to begin the construction of 500 new preschools, moving forward with its core education programme of providing free pre-kindergarten to all four-year-olds.
Educators In The Early Childhood Industry Call For A 25% Wage Increase

Educators In The Early Childhood Industry Call For A 25% Wage Increase

The federal government has been urged by the United Workers Union to provide funding for a 25% pay increase in this year's budget.
Red Bellied Black Snake Found Hiding Behind Child's Bag

Red Bellied Black Snake Found Hiding Behind Child's Bag

An Educator from a Gold Coast early childhood centre, discovered a red-bellied black snake curled up behind a child's backpack, initially thought it was a toy snake until she saw it breathing.
New Transportation Requirements For Centre Based Services In Effect As Of Today

New Transportation Requirements For Centre Based Services In Effect As Of Today

As of today, 01st March 2023, new regulatory requirements will apply to centre-based services that provide regular transportation, which includes mandatory notifying the regulatory authority that your service provides or arranges regular transportation, the service to account for all children…
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