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Educators Unpaid For A Year

Educators Unpaid For A Year

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against a Sydney childcare operator that allegedly failed to pay two migrant workers for a year of work.
Educator Banned From FDC After Husband Hits Child While In Care

Educator Banned From FDC After Husband Hits Child While In Care

A childcare worker has been banned for working with children after her husband allegedly hit a hit a four-year-old boy in their care, at the New South Wales Family Dare Care Service on July 18, 2016.
Annual Minimum Wage Increase Of 3.5% From 01 July

Annual Minimum Wage Increase Of 3.5% From 01 July

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5% increase in minimum wages following its 2018 Annual Wage Review. The increase will apply to base rates of pay from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2018.
Measles Alert For Brisbane

Measles Alert For Brisbane

The Metro South Health Public Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles, in a child in the Brisbane area. The person was in a number of locations whilst unknowingly infectious. Residents in the Brisbane and Logan areas in particular…
Male Educator Found Not Guilty Of Inappropriate Touching Of A 4 year Old Boy

Male Educator Found Not Guilty Of Inappropriate Touching Of A 4 year Old Boy

A jury has found a kindergarten teacher in far north Queensland not guilty of inappropriately touching a four-year-old boy in his care at a daycare centre.
18 Month Old Swallows Dummy In Her Sleep

18 Month Old Swallows Dummy In Her Sleep

Stacey Willett, from Queensland's Mackay, has revealed the terrifying moment she discovered her 18-month-old daughter Aurora swallowed a dummy in her sleep. Only realising the little girl had ingested the plastic product after they found it in her nappy the…
NSW Government To Cover 75% Of Tafe Course Fees For Cert 3 Qualifications in Early Childhood Education

NSW Government To Cover 75% Of Tafe Course Fees For Cert 3 Qualifications in Early Childhood Education

To help attract more students, the NSW government will cover 75 percent of TAFE course fees for Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, which should deliver a $5000 saving.
Federal Governments Lack Of Investment In The Early Childhood Industry

Federal Governments Lack Of Investment In The Early Childhood Industry

No extension of universal access in the year before schooling, no further funding for state and regulatory authorities and just 2 years of funding for ACECQA and no development of workforce strategy for those wanting to pursue early childhood qualifications.
Centre Shutdown Without Notice Due To Fire Safety Risk

Centre Shutdown Without Notice Due To Fire Safety Risk

Queensland’s Department of Education forced Little Ducks Childcare Centre on Brunswick Street to close its doors over concerns about a lack of fire exits.
Two Woman Charged Over $5.7 Million FDC Fraud

Two Woman Charged Over $5.7 Million FDC Fraud

Two women were charged on Thursday (3 May) in an ongoing investigation into an alleged $5.7 million family day care fraud in which more than 1600 children were claimed to have enrolled in one month.
Family Transition To The Child Care Subsidy For Early Childhood Services

Family Transition To The Child Care Subsidy For Early Childhood Services

All families currently in receipt of Child Care Benefit and/or Child Care Rebate for approved care will receive a Centrelink letter about the transition to Child Care Subsidy. Families should follow the instructions in their Centrelink letter and go online…
Childcare Service Doesn't Know How Baby Broke His Leg

Childcare Service Doesn't Know How Baby Broke His Leg

A 10-month-old baby boy named Liam fractured his femur after spending the day at a Central Melbourne daycare centre.
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