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.
On Thursday 25th May, join Dr Mary Anne Hall for a free webinar on "Guiding the Positive Behaviour of Children" as she provides suggestions and strategies for fostering a peaceful and supportive environment for children.
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…
National Families Week (15 - 21 May), is a time to celebrate the contributions families make in early childhood services and for children to acknowledge the importance of families. The following provides ideas and experiences that can be incorporated into…
The following lists cultural, special and community events that are taking place in April 2023. This should help you to plan and organise for upcoming events and celebrations for April 2023.
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…
On March 29th, join Dr Mary Anne Hall for a free webinar, as she provides practical strategies s for promoting diversity in your Centre through programming and education and more.
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.
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.
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…
On the 16th of March, a free online program Understanding and Supporting Children's Behaviour funded through the NSW Department of Education Sector Development Program, Dr Louise Porter and Sandi Phoenix as they share their extensive knowledge and experience around “Connections…
