Child Care News
Think Childcare Group 2020 AGM Results
Financial Review - May 14, 2020At the AGM of the security holders of Think Childcare Group (ASX: TNK) held in Melbourne today, [all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 27 March 2020 were each carried by the required majority...
Goodstart Early Learning, West Albury and Howlong Preschool join in May's Williams Syndrome Awareness month to support students
The Border Mail - Jodie O'Sullivan - May 14, 2020Olive Statham walks into Howlong Preschool with a huge smile and a cuddle for all her educators...
KU Children’s Services launches podcast to facilitate learning and connecting in ECEC
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 14, 2020Featuring some of the ECEC sector’s most experienced educators and subject matter experts, the episodes will explore and discuss meaningful topics in early childhood education. CEO Christine Legg said KU Children’s Services was “very excited” to be launching the podcast...
Life without financial support a bridge too far for many
Herald Sun - Tim Minear – May 13, 2020The government has also committed to free childcare until then, having switched off the subsidy-per-child system for operators when attendance fell. Some MPs are concerned that if parents do not pay for childcare for half a year, they will become accustomed to the hip-pocket relief...
Guyra's new $1.5 million early learning centre to double student numbers
The Armidale Express – May 13, 2020Guyra is set to get a new $1.5 million early learning centre that will double the current maximum number of enrolments for the town. The first stage of a new purpose-built centre behind the council's civic administration building will incorporate before and after school care...
Noise and traffic concerns have been raised over a proposed childcare centre at Burpengary
The Courier Mail - David Alexander, Pine Rivers Press - May 13, 2020An application for a new childcare centre north of Brisbane will be determined by councillors after concerns were raised about the proposal. Matthews Property Group applied last November to build a new child care centre at 144 Station St, Burpengary. The purpose-built centre would cater...
Children brighten up Wallan
North Central Review - May 12, 2020Big and colourful signage outside Creative Garden in Wallan aims to bring smiles to the faces of passers-by, with a message "We're all in this together" for all to see. The children and staff of the Wallan childcare crafted the sign as part of an initiative by G8 Education, a national early childhood education...
Council to withdraw Family Day Care Services licence
Mirage News - May 12, 2020Wagga Wagga City Council last night resolved to withdraw as a licensee of Family Day Care Services (FDC) in Wagga. The decision will take effect next financial year. A combination of reasons including the declining service model, the withdrawal of Federal Government funding over past years...
Hawthorn childcare centre to go on church site
Herald Sun - Geordie Cowan, Progress Leader - May 12, 2020A "badly needed" childcare centre is set to replace a Hawthorn church in one of the fastest growing parts of the city. The centre - which would cater for more than 100 children - would be on the land of Christ Church Hawthorn, next to Hawthorn West Primary School. The church's senior minister...
ACECQA modifies 4th year final placements in light of - extraordinary circumstances''
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 12, 2020The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic within the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector has been significant. Much of the immediate focus has been on ensuring children are protected and cared for, families supported, and employees able to work. Along the way, there has been...
Coronavirus Australia: PM under pressure to extend free childcare
News.com.au - Samantha Maiden - May 12, 2020Scott Morrison is under pressure to permanently extend 'free' childcare to families grappling with the fallout from COVID-19 and help women get back to work. Just 24 hours after the Prime Minister refused to rule out changes to JobKeeper as Australia flattens the coronavirus curve...
Childcare Review: Minister Must Ensure Equity And Make Childcare Free For Good
Mirage News - May 11, 2020Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the Education Minister must rule out the reintroduction of childcare fees in his current review of the COVID-19 childcare package. Senator Faruqi said: "Free and universal childcare has been a huge step forward...
Cumberland Council considers charging 23 per cent more for child care
The Daily Telegraph - Joanne Vella, Parramatta Advertiser - May 11, 2020Cumberland Council plans to increase fees at its 17 childcare centres by up to 23% in the next financial year. That means families could be forced to pay up to $150 a day if the plans are adopted from July 1. Parents with children aged three to five could fork out an $18 extra a day but families ...
Roster changes see healthcare families take up free childcare
Perth Now - Lucy Jarvis, Wanneroo Times - May 11, 2020The childcare relief package has helped many families facing work changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. A northern suburbs family was among those to benefit from the Federal Government’s Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package, which included free access...
Australian Government's Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package under review
The Examiner (TAS) - Matt Maloney - May 11, 2020Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff says the government will work to reinstate out-of-hours care at schools where the service has previously been offered. Primary school aged children will be allowed back into classrooms from May 25 with high school students to follow two weeks later...
