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Children In Childcare Have A Higher Risk Of Infections

Children In Childcare Have A Higher Risk Of Infections

SA Healthy Deputy chief medical officer, Associate Professor Nicola Spurrier, confirmed that children attending childcare or preschool had a higher risk of getting more infections than children who do not attend as children's hygiene is not very good which makes…
School Edited Child's School Photos

School Edited Child's School Photos

Kelly James, from Brisbane, was excited to receive her son's school photos but was disappointed when she noticed that the photos had been edited beyond recognition from her son's normal facial features.
Teacher Sends Award To Parents For Packing A Healthy Lunch

Teacher Sends Award To Parents For Packing A Healthy Lunch

Parents were surprised when their child (in prep) arrived home with a star award, praising the parents for sending their child a healthy lunch, consisting chopped up carrot, apples, cucumber and cheese and pikelets, which met all the nutritional requirements.
Labor Plans To Scrap Upfront Fees For Early Childhood Qualifications

Labor Plans To Scrap Upfront Fees For Early Childhood Qualifications

Bill Shorten's Labor Government announced that they would waive upfront fees for students studying a childcare qualification from TAFE.
Educators Check Your Wages - 3 Months Since 3.5% Pay Increase In Effect

Educators Check Your Wages - 3 Months Since 3.5% Pay Increase In Effect

This is a friendly reminder for Educators and ECT's to check your pay to ensure you are currently being paid the updated minimum wage, as of 01 July 2018, which includes the 3.5% increase.
Experts Want To Cut Summer School Holidays To Combat Child Obesity

Experts Want To Cut Summer School Holidays To Combat Child Obesity

As school children look forward to their six-week summer school holidays, experts believe that the holidays are to be blamed for the child obesity epidemic and suggest summer holidays to be shortened.
Baby Walkers Cause Injuries To Over 230,000 Young Children

Baby Walkers Cause Injuries To Over 230,000 Young Children

Pediatricians are warning Parents and Carers that baby walkers are safety hazards, even though they are used by babies to gain independence before learning to walk.
Six Year Old Suspended From School For Stealing A Cookie

Six Year Old Suspended From School For Stealing A Cookie

A six-year-old boy in Kindergarten, from Western Australia was recently suspended from school for stealing another child's cookie in the playground.
Toddler Contracts Meningococcal Disease in South Australia

Toddler Contracts Meningococcal Disease in South Australia

A toddler from metropolitan Adelaide is currently in a serious condition after contracting meningococcal. Fears children from where the toddler attends childcare may also be infected with the disease.
Guide To The National Quality Framework Has Been Updated

Guide To The National Quality Framework Has Been Updated

The Guide To The National Quality Framework has recently been updated to reflect minor updates and changes to the National Law and Regulations.
Changes to the National Law and Regulations In WA Now In Effect

Changes to the National Law and Regulations In WA Now In Effect

From today, 01 October 2018, key changes to the National Law and Regulations will come into effect for Western Australia.
OSHC Educator To Child Ratio Changes In NSW Now Apply

OSHC Educator To Child Ratio Changes In NSW Now Apply

The Educator to Child ratio of 1:15 for OSHC services will now apply in NSW from today (1 October 2018).
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