Child Care News
New partnership to support early childhood development in remote Indigenous communities announced by UNICEF Australia and Livingstone International
Unicef - February 8, 2021UNICEF Australia and Livingstone International today announced a new partnership that will support early childhood development programs for Indigenous children living in remote communities in the Northern Territory and reach some of Australia’s most vulnerable children ...
Proposed NDIS changes may affect early childhood early intervention – have your say
The Sector - Freya Lucas - February 8, 2021The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plans to implement components of the new Early Childhood Approach to working with children and families living with disabilities from early 2021 through to 2022. Ahead of the implementation, a paper has been prepared to explain ...
OPINION Empathy starts early: 5 Australian picture books that celebrate diversity
UNSW Sydney Newsroom - Ping Tian and Helen Caple - February 8, 2021Early exposure to diverse story characters, including in ethnicity, gender and ability, helps young people develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. It is also crucial in cultivating compassion towards others. Children from minority backgrounds rarely see themselves reflected in the books ...
Constable Kenny Koala is returning to schools
Canberra Weekly - Erin Cross - February 8, 2021After being sidelined for the past 11 months due to COVID-19, ACT Policing’s longest serving member, Constable Kenny Koala is returning to active duty. Constable Kenny is returning to child-care centres and schools across the ACT from today, 8 February, to resume his mission of educating children ...
Childcare in the ACT: most expensive, with steepest increases, in Australia
The Canberra Times - Sally Whyte - February 8, 2021It's one of the biggest costs faced by many families, and if you thought your childcare bill was rising, you're not alone. According to data released by both the Productivity Commission and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the cost of childcare in the ACT is more expensive than anywhere else in the country ...
Development boom sparks childcare centre rush on Brisbane’s bayside
The Courier Mail - Braden Heslehurst - February 8, 2021A residential boom has hit Brisbane’s bayside and childcare centre developers looking to cash in. In the past three years, there have been more than 10 development applications to build childcare centres with some starting construction, others falling over and a few still being assessed by ...
Take away the choice when it comes to starting school
The Sydney Morning Herald - Vivienne Pearson - February 8, 2021Opinion: I can still remember the angst I went through as my daughter approached kindergarten, trying to decide whether to send her or hold her back another year, and in the decade since I’ve watched countless friends wrestle with the same question. It is a dilemma that taints the joy ...
Mayfield Childcare Limited Financial Results for the Full Year ended 31 December 2020
Financial Review - February 8, 2021Mayfield Childcare Limited (ASX:MFD) is pleased to announce its results for the Calendar Year 2020. Statutory revenue was $25.1m (down 30.0%). With the addition of the various Industry Support Packages and JobKeeper Wage Subsidies totalling $12.4m, revenue was $37.5m (up 4.7%) ...
Childcare centre in aged care home brings together young and old
Yass Tribune - Geraldine Cardozo - February 8, 2021Young and elderly Victorians are set to learn under the same roof together, with construction underway on a new daycare centre being built in a Melbourne aged care home. Kinder kids and aged care residents will interact together at the new 66-place intergenerational learning centre...
Canberra’s children most likely to have a serious incident in childcare centres
RiotACT - Dominic Giannini - February 7, 2021Canberra’s children were the most likely to have a serious incident in a childcare centre, while the centres themselves were among the country’s most likely to have undertrained staff, according to the Productivity Commission. The majority of the ACT’s 637 serious incidents related to ...
Scentre CEO Peter Allen outlines plan to evolve ‘from shopping to life’
The Australian - Damon Kitney - February 7, 2021Scentre Group chief executive Peter Allen has outlined a bold vision to evolve the Westfield shopping centre owner into “a house of brands” that could in the future offer education services, more co-working facilities and property development and management services for big retail investors...
The childcare conundrum is no longer secret (working) women’s business
The Sydney Morning Herald - Wendy Tuohy - February 6, 2021Like comrades from some underground resistance, working-mother veterans who toiled in mainstream businesses may carry certain battle scars. The shame-stamp of the slide-by retrieval of a handbag stashed somewhere near the exits, to be grabbed discreetly during the dash ...
Demand high for residential stage of new $500m Derwent Valley development
Mercury - Jessica Howard - February 6, 2021The $500m Mills masterplan development for New Norfolk by Noble Ventures is expected to create more than 22,000 jobs over the next 20 years. More than 700 residential lots are included in the plan alongside ... a growers and makers’ co-op precinct, a childcare centre, and a park...
Australia’s ‘baby bust’: With fertility at a record low, this is how much it costs to raise a child
The New Daily - Matt Johnson - February 6, 2021Australia is in the middle of a baby bust – and the spiralling costs of raising a child make another boom unlikely. Before COVID-19 saw more parents lose their jobs, Australia’s fertility rate fell to a record low of 1.66 babies for every woman. Experts believe that figure, which predates the pandemic...
A multi-million dollar childcare centre has officially opened its doors in Townsville
Townsville Bulletin - February 5, 2021A new $3.5 million childcare centre has officially opened its doors in Townsville. The new centre, based at Stockland’s North Shore, is catering for more than 100 children across the city. The purpose-built centre, run by Green Leaves Early Learning, is now open for children aged ...
