Child Care News
NAIDOC week pride at Katoomba Leura pre-school
Blue Mountains Gazette - B.C Lewis - November 16, 2020In recognition of NAIDOC Week 2020, Katoomba Leura pre-school unveiled a striking Indigenous mural and pebble walkway to honour the First Nations people. With $10,000 in grant money from the NSW government and Blue Mountains City Council, the pre-school enlisted artists...
TNK acquires 4 childcare Services
Financial Review - November 16, 2020Think Childcare Group (ASX: TNK) (Group) is pleased to announce the acquisition by Think Childcare Limited, of four (4) trading purpose-built Nido childcare Services. Two (2) Services were acquired within the Group; Think Childcare Limited acquiring from Think Childcare Development Limited...
Government MPs put tax deductions for childcare fees on the table
The Sydney Morning Herald - Katina Curtis - November 16, 2020Government backbenchers are calling for childcare costs to be tax deductible for some families as the coronavirus pandemic changes the workforce, arguing their party needs a policy that matches "Liberal values" of choice and flexible working arrangements. At least six Liberal MPs ...
Luxury life after the hard work
The West Australian - Krystal Sanders - November 16, 2020Vijay and Phyllis Narula seem to have it all. The beachfront mansion, flashy cars, designer labels and lavish lunches. But the couple behind the growing empire of Little Peoples Place childcare centres want people to know that while now they get to enjoy a comfortable life, it was not without ...
$10m budget boost for women who have lost jobs in pandemic
The Sydney Morning Herald - Amelia McGuire - November 16, 2020Women who have been unemployed for more than a month can receive grants of up to $5000 in a bid to help them return to work. The state government will provide up to $5000 for training and support; $500 for textbooks; $3500 for childcare (including before and after school care)...
'I'm not interested in just more reviews': Anne Hollonds on the struggle to protect Australia's children
The Guardian - Calla Wahlquist - November 16, 2020The children’s commissioner says her national plan will take its cues from the Closing the Gap strategy with measurable accountabilities. The Australian government announced a major change to a policy that impacts child welfare last week. From 1 January, unemployment benefits ...
Brindabella Christian College early learning centre investigated after children allegedly threatened, force-fed
The Canberra Times - Sarah Landsown - November 16, 2020Senior management at Brindabella Christian College were instructed to attend an assessment of fitness and propriety following allegations children were threatened and force-fed at it's early learning centre in Charwood...
Indicative proposal from Alceon Group to acquire 100% of TNK
Financial Review - November 16, 2020Think Childcare Group (ASX:TNK) (“Group”) advises that it has received a non-binding and indicative proposal from Alceon Group Pty Ltd (“Alceon Private Equity” or “Alceon”) pursuant to which Alceon Private Equity or an affiliate would acquire all the issued stapled securities (“Securities”) ...
Adelaide COVID-19 cluster balloons to 17 cases
Financial Review - Simon Evans - November 16, 2020SA Chief Public Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier said on Monday morning that 15 of the cases stemmed from the same family and two were from outside the family. One of the positive cases is a child who was at Mawson Lakes Primary School in the northern suburbs, and parents and families ...
The coronavirus pandemic has seen calls for help from new parents 'skyrocketing'
ABC News - Margaret Paul - November 16, 2020Xanthe Peters has just turned one. She is growing teeth, likes reading books with her parents, and is learning to walk and sleep through the night. But four months ago, life was very different for her family in Airport West, in Melbourne's north-west. "Sometimes during the day I was spending ...
LPP decision pending on Wamberal child care centre
Coast Community News - November 15, 2020A $3.25M childcare centre proposed for 2 High Valley Close, Wamberal, went to the Local Planning Panel for a decision on Thursday, November 12. The proposal attracted 26 submissions with 19 objecting and seven in support. Council recommended approval but the panel decision ...
Parents’ worst nightmare: daycare pedophiles
The Australian - David Murray and Steve Jackson - November 14, 2020The phrase “a parent’s worst nightmare” is probably overused, but it’s hard to imagine a scenario more horrendous than what a small town on the NSW mid-north coast is going through. Earlier this year, investigators started contacting parents with the life-changing news that they...
Mother relives the unthinkable moment she learned her toddler's childcare teacher allegedly abused him and 15 other kids as part of the most depraved paedophile ring in Australia's history
Daily Mail Australia - Lauren Ferri and Joshua Hanrahan - November 14, 2020Mother relives the unthinkable moment she learned her toddler's childcare teacher allegedly abused him and 15 other kids as part of the most depraved paedophile ring in Australia's history. Detectives arrested a video librarian at a home on the NSW Central Coast in February, but at the time...
WATCH: You can work while studying child care at TAFE Queensland
MyGC.com.au - Carla Tooma - November 14, 2020Always wanted to get a qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care, but want to work and gain hands-on experience while you study? TAFE Queensland has a workplace training program which sees teachers go into childcare centres to teach and assess students directly...
Research shows why Labor’s child care plan is needed
Mirage News - Australian Labour Party - November 13, 2020Research out today by the Chifley Research Centre provides further evidence of why Labor’s cheaper child care plan is urgently needed for families, educators and the sector. The report states that early childhood education and care (ECEC) should be seen as a key part of Australia’s...
