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Free Webinar - Reconciliation in Education: An Introduction

Free Webinar - Reconciliation in Education: An Introduction

Reconciliation in Education: An Introduction, produced by Reconciliation Australia and Gilimbaa, provides an introduction to the concept and context of reconciliation in Australia and an overview of the important relationship between reconciliation and education.
Toddlers Found with Mouths Taped Shut at Sydney Childcare Centre

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 to the report by 7NEWS Sydney, the incident occurred during what staff described as a…
Celebrating National ATSI Children's Day On 4th August 2025

Celebrating National ATSI Children's Day On 4th August 2025

On Monday, 4 August 2025, early childhood communities across Australia will come together to honour the strength, spirit and journeys of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children for National Children’s Day. The 2025 theme—Little Footsteps, Big Future—reflects the profound significance…
Why Childcare Safety Reform Can’t Wait: A Sector-Wide Call to Action

Why Childcare Safety Reform Can’t Wait: A Sector-Wide Call to Action

The Australian childcare sector is reaching a critical tipping point, where delayed reforms and missed safety opportunities are placing children at unacceptable risk. As highlighted in recent coverage, Shadow Education Minister Jonathon Duniam has called on the federal government to…
Unsubstantiated Doesn’t Mean Safe - Alleged Offenders Remain Working In The Sector

Unsubstantiated Doesn’t Mean Safe - Alleged Offenders Remain Working In The Sector

***Warning—Distressing Content*** It’s a sentence we hear too often in our sector: “There was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation.” But what does that mean in practice? It means that children—many too young to articulate trauma—are systematically failed. It means…
August Calendar Of Events 2025

August Calendar Of Events 2025

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 upcoming events and celebrations for August 2025.
STI Tests All Negative: What It Means for Childcare Safety, and What It Doesn’t

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 alleged pedophile Joshua Dale Brown have returned negative results. The tests were conducted as a…
Time Poverty in Childcare—Why Children Lose When Educators Burn Out

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 percent of their day in focused interaction with children. That’s less than 2.5 hours in…
Shadow Bans and Safety Theatre: The Gendered Fallout of a Childcare Crisis

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”, reportedly uttered as a relief educator arrived for shift work, revealed how fear has been…
Safety Gaps and Missed Opportunities: Victoria’s Childcare Register Under Scrutiny

Safety Gaps and Missed Opportunities: Victoria’s Childcare Register Under Scrutiny

Victoria is set to roll out a state-based Early Childhood Workforce Register this August—but sector advocates are raising red flags over critical exclusions that may undermine the very purpose of the reform.
Services Have 1 Month To Rectify Issues Before Losing Funding

Services Have 1 Month To Rectify Issues Before Losing Funding

Under a new bill, centres that seriously breach standards will have one month to rectify issues before losing taxpayer-funded subsidies. While framed as a grace period to avoid sudden shutdowns, critics worry that such leniency could prolong children’s exposure to…
New Federal Legislation Targeting Childcare Standards

New Federal Legislation Targeting Childcare Standards

In the wake of devastating safeguarding failures, the Albanese Government has introduced legislation granting federal authorities new powers to respond to serious breaches in early childhood settings. Centres that pose harm to children or flout standards may face public exposure,…
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