Child Care News
Billan Family Day Care loses approved provider status
Herald Sun - Rebecca Di Nuzzo, Maribyrnong Leader - December 10, 2020A Maribyrnong childcare operator has been embroiled in a scandal involving almost $800,000 worth of subsidy payments. Billan Family Day Care, which employs 51 family day care operators in Victoria, including one in Footscray, was stripped of its approved provider status by the...
NSW Education department working with families to find alternative care after childcare centre closed
South Coast Register - December 10, 2020The NSW Education Department will support families who sent children to a long day care centre which has been closed and is the subject of a serious allegation made against an educator...
Nearly 70 childcare centres in Hunter New England battling viral gastro outbreaks
Manning River Times - December 10, 2020About 50 childcare centres within the Hunter New England health care district are battling viral gastroenteritis outbreaks, with public health officials warning people with symptoms to stay home until 48 hours after symptoms have passed. "It is as bad a season as we've seen in a long time," ...
Respiratory illness increase in young children
Mirage News - NSW Govt Health - December 10, 2020Parents of children under five are urged to stay vigilant to measures to limit the transmission of respiratory viruses, as cases of respiratory illness are on the increase this summer. Children with even mild respiratory symptoms should be kept home from school or childcare...
Australia’s birth dearth: Fertility rate hits a new record low
The New Daily - Euan Black - December 10, 2020Australia’s fertility rate has fallen to the lowest level in recorded history. The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed on Wednesday that the nation’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.66 babies per woman in 2019 after steadily declining from 1.97 in 2009. That is the lowest rate since...
Dozens hit with gastro after SEQ outbreak
The Courier Mail - Jackie Sinnerton - December 10, 2020Gastro is spreading throughout the southeast with 31 kids experiencing vomiting and diarrhoea, as well as some parents, at a childcare centre north of Brisbane. Expeditions Early Learning at Foundation Street North Lakes is still operating, looking after babies up to after...
OPINION Preschool benefits Indigenous children more than other types of early care
UNSW Newsroom - Kathleen Falster, Mak Hanly, Nicholas Biddle, Emily Banks * Sandra Eales - December 9, 2020A large study has, for the first time, shown preschool benefits Indigenous children more than other types of care such as long daycare (childcare) or home-based care. This is important because while past studies had shown Indigenous children who had attended preschool...
UBS: G8's wage discrepancy detracts from improving conditions
Financial Review - William McInnes - December 9, 2020UBS says G8 Education's underpayment of wages over a six-and-a-half year period has detracted from the company's improving operating conditions. The broker held its buy rating on the stock but cut its price target from $1.52 to $1.40. "G8 Education's underpaying of staff...
South Coast childcare worker accused of sexually assaulting young girl gets bail
ABC Illawarra - Jessica Clifford - December 9, 2020A childcare centre on the New South Wales South Coast has been shut down after a worker allegedly sexually assaulted one of the children. A 54-year-old man has been charged with three offences, including take or detain a person with intent to obtain advantage...
The Economic Impact Of Coronavirus On Global Childcare Software Market – 2027 | AIS Software, Childcare Sage, Procare Software, LLC, EZChildTrack, HiMama., Jackrabbit Technologies, Kangarootime
The Courier - Data Bridge Market Research - December 9, 2020The Childcare Software Market research report acts as a very significant constituent of business strategy. This report contains important information which helps to identify and analyze the needs of the market, the market size and the competition with respect to Childcare...
Childcare centre volunteer faces court over Blue Card suspension
Townsville Bulletin - Trudy Brown - December 8, 2020A grandmother who failed to return paperwork after her Blue Card, allowing her to work with children, was suspended due to drugs charges has faced court. Kerry-Ann Scott, 59, pleaded guilty in the Charters Towers Magistrates Court to a charge of failing to return...
Little Gems: North Balgowlah childcare proposal causes community concern
The Daily Telegraph - Madelaine Wong, Manly Daily - December 8, 2020More than 100 residents have signed a petition to fight a North Balgowlah development proposal, which would see a two-storey family home turned into a 24-place childcare centre. Residents have cited concerns over traffic, parking, safety and noise, referring to plans as...
Gastro alert - once it's in a family setting it's quite easy for the virus to spread
The Maitland Mercury - December 8, 2020Gastro is circulating in the Hunter, with almost 70 local childcare centres affected since the beginning of the "untimely" outbreak in October. About 50 childcare centres within Hunter New England are still battling outbreaks, with public health officials warning people with symptoms...
How COVID-19 has exposed childcare problems in Australia
3AW.com.au - 3AW Breakfast - December 8, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has only placed a heavier strain on Australia’s already under pressure childcare system. A lack of overseas visa holders, higher ratios and sacked casuals has led to some families being turned away just an hour before drop-off. “It’s really highlighted some of...
Plan to build a two-storey child care centre north of Brisbane is pending with council
The Courier Mail - Erin Smith, Pine Rivers Press - December 8, 2020A developer hopes to transform two homes in a suburban street into a two-storey child care big enough for 105 children – but not all parents are happy. The application for development at 12-14 Marylin Tce, Eatons Hill, was lodged with Moreton Bay Regional Council on...
