Child Care News
Charter Hall fund aspires to higher ed earning
Financial Review - Nick Lenaghan - August 11, 2020The Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT will be alive to any real estate opportunities that may emerge in the higher education sector as universities' balance sheets come under pressure from the decline in foreign students. While the listed landlord – Charter Hall took over its running...
New childcare centre, housing project approved by Brisbane City Council
The Courier Mail - Brayden Heslehurst, Wynnum Herald - August 11, 2020Brisbane bayside’s reputation as a development hot spot continues to grow with two new projects. A flashy, new childcare centre in Wynnum and a 31-block housing project in Wynnum West are the latest proposals to be approved and set to start construction in the coming months...
Working women, affordable childcare key to economic recovery: report
Mirage - August 11, 2020The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says a new report by the Grattan Institute makes a clear economic case for affordable childcare. “Cheaper childcare: a practical plan to boost female workforce participation” estimates an overhaul of ...
Child welfare groups call for permanent boost to Centrelink payments
InDaily - August 11, 2020The 19 organisations from across Australia argue many more children are likely to be living in households reliant on government support due to the economic fallout from coronavirus. They have written to the prime minister warning financial stress can have a devastating...
Latest Victorian update confirms extra Kinder cleaning money, SRF and more
The Sector - Freya Lucas - August 11, 2020Susan McDonald, the Acting Deputy Secretary Early Childhood Education in Victoria, has released further information via email to support early childhood education and care services to navigate Stage 3 and 4 restrictions in the state, which ... have “presented some significant...
Access to justice in Victoria limited by childcare restrictions
Mirage - August 11, 2020Injured Victorians may not be able to have their cases heard because of rules that prevent lawyers and barristers in Victoria from accessing childcare despite being able to run trials remotely. “It does not make sense that, although the courts will continue to operate remotely, barristers ...
Charter Hall FY20 Results Presentation
Australian Financial Review - August 11, 2020Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT 2020 Full Year Results.
Chart Hall FY20 Results Announcement
Australian Financial Review - August 11, 2020Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT 2020 Full Year Results.
Dozens of women-led businesses demand urgent childcare reform
Women's Agenda - Georgie Dent - August 11, 2020A group of predominately women-led businesses are spearheading an urgent campaign calling on the Government to make early childhood education and care free. The Make It Free campaign was borne from the frustration and disbelief a number of female entrepreneurs experienced...
Susie O’Brien: Childcare permit mess is kindergarten stuff
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - August 10, 2020Hey kids, I want to read you a book. It’s called Daniel Andrews and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Childcare Policy. It’s a horror story. The chaos in childcare this week reveals the dangerous vacuum inside the state government. Premier Daniel Andrews wears his North Face jacket ...
Childcare chaos continues as staff sacked, parents thousands out of pocket
Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - August 10, 2020Parents are out of pocket thousands of dollars for unused childcare, with refunds for many weeks away. The childcare fiasco continues this week, as parents are still battling to work out whether they are permitted workers or not, while stood-down staff join Centrelink queues...
COVID-19: Quakers Hill Long Daycare Centre closed after positive test
The Daily Telegraph - Kate Lockley, Blacktown Advocate - August 10, 2020A daycare centre in western Sydney has closed its doors over fears of a COVID-19 outbreak after a staff member tested positive to the virus. NSW Health advised on Monday that a staff member at Quakers Hill Long Daycare Centre had worked at the centre while infectious on August 3.
Mental health has never been more important
Teacher - Julia Gillard - August 10, 2020It’s hard to comprehend the pace and scale of change we’ve experienced over the last few months. These are unprecedented times and teachers have done an incredible job adapting to the many challenges the pandemic has presented. The health and safety of their students...
Early Childhood Education & Care an essential service during the pandemic
Unicef Australia - August 10, 2020Access to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is critical for Australian children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UNICEF Australia. Tony Stuart, Chief Executive Officer for UNICEF Australia said it is important that we think about ECEC beyond the contribution...
Juggling three roles: Why working parents with young children are especially vulnerable to surging mental distress
Smart Company - Angela Priestley - August 10, 2020At one point during the first week of the stage four lockdown in Melbourne, Cherie Clonan stood calmly from her chair, walked to the bathroom and vomited. Why? Stress. Because trying to run a business — or do any kind of paid work — while parenting kids and managing their remote learning ...
