Child Care News
Protest causes traffic chaos on suburban Perth street
Stirling Times - Laura Pond - January 14, 2020Drivers have caused traffic chaos on a suburban Stirling street in protest of a proposed childcare centre. The proposal is to transform a home on the corner of Spoonbill Road and Cedric Street to a childcare centre catering for up to 52 children and eight staff members at any one time...
No Jab, No play now in effect at ECEC settings across South Australia
The Sector - Freya Lucas, January 14, 2020As a number of parents return to work after a break for the festive season, South Australian Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade has issued a reminder to ensure young children are vaccinated, with the No Jab, No Play law now in effect at ECEC services across the state...
LDC attendance hits new record in Q3 2019 according to latest DET report
he Sector - Jason Roberts - January 13, 2020The total number of children attending long day care (LDC) services in the three months ended September 2019 reached new records according to the latest release of the Department of Education’s Child Care in Australia Report. The report, which is issued quarterly and aims...
Tetris-led consortium wins $470m SA contract
Australian Financial Review - Michael Bleby - January 13, 2020The South Australian government is hoping to draw a line under the state's over-budget and much-delayed new Royal Adelaide Hospital project, with the awarding of a $470 million-contract to build and run two schools ... and will include community facilities such as child care as well as...
Why G8 Education and these ASX 200 shares have crashed lower in recent months
The Motley Fool - James Mickleboro - January 10, 2020The G8 Education share price has lost 31% of its value since this time last year. The childcare centre operator’s shares have come under significant pressure since the release of a trading update at its investor day in November. G8 Education’s update revealed that a greater than forecast ...
The Mayfield Childcare (ASX:MFD) Share Price Is Up 11% And Shareholders Are Holding On
Yahoo Finance - Simply Wall Street - January 10, 2020On average, over time, stock markets tend to rise higher. This makes investing attractive. But if you choose that path, you're going to buy some stocks that fall short of the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Mayfield Childcare Limited (ASX:MFD) share price is up 11%...
Residents question ‘glut’ in new north shore childcare centres
The Daily Telegraph - David Barwell, North Shore Times - January 10, 2020Residents are questioning a sharp rise in childcare centres planned on Sydney’s upper north shore amid concerns over traffic, noise impacts and a “glut” in the market. Ku-ring-gai Council is considering four new planning proposals for childcare facilities in the region including two centres...
Epic Holiday Camps in Mornington closes suddenly
Herald Sun - Lucy Callander, Mornington Peninsula Leader - January 10, 2020Hundreds of Mornington Peninsula families were left scrambling for childcare options after a popular school holiday program was cancelled just days before it was due to start. Epic Holiday Camp has told up to 300 families that the business was closing and summer sessions expected...
Proposal for another child care centre at Gillieston Heights
Donna Sharpe - The Maitland Mercury - January 10, 2020A development application for a $1.1 million child care centre and out of school hours care (OOSH) at Gillieston Heights has been lodged with Maitland City Council. The proposal for 29-33 Cessnock Road, was lodged late December and is currently under assessment. If approved, the 124-place centre...
FDC educator in small country town fights to stay in Australia and continue giving care
The Sector - Freya Lucas - January 10, 2020Mungindi is a small country town straddling the New South Wales/Queensland border. It’s the place UK national Rebecca Ellison has called home since 2015. Mungindi is also a town in danger of losing a vital childcare service if Ms Ellison’s appeal for permanent residency is again rejected.
Rio Tinto to develop ECEC facility in Tom Price, in partnership with Council
The Sector - Freya Lucas - January 10, 2020Anglo-Australian multinational metals and mining company, Rio Tinto, has committed funding to support the Shire of Ashburton to develop a new “state-of-the-art childcare centre” in Tom Price, Western Australia. The proposed facility will have capacity for 96 children and is projected...
Childhood anaemia doubles the risk of learning difficulties, study finds, with more dietitians needed in remote communities
ABC News - Marian Faa - January 10, 2020But more than 60 per cent of babies in remote Far North Queensland, where Zekaniah was born, have a blood disease that new research has linked to developmental disadvantage in young children. The James Cook University (JCU) study found 46 per cent of babies...
Goodstart goes in to bat for Australia’s volunteer firefighters, offering free care
The Sector - Freya Lucas - January 9, 2020Goodstart Early Learning CEO Julia Davison has circulated a message to the broader Goodstart network, indicating the intention of the provider to offer “special support to the nation’s active volunteer firefighters”. “From today any volunteer firefighters who live or work...
Artarmon: Guardian childcare centre launches sustainability workshops
The Daily Telegraph - David Barwell - January 9, 2020Children of a north shore childcare centre have learnt new tips on how they can support the environment in an effort to curb the impacts of climate change. The Guardian Childcare Centre in Artarmon held the first of a series of DIY sustainability excursions...
Centre to boost child care
The West Australian - Shannon Beattie - January 9, 2020Families in Tom Price are set to have more options when it comes to caring for their little ones after Rio Tinto and the Shire of Ashburton announced a new childcare centre for the town. The proposed facility would have capacity for 96 children and is projected to be open in 2021...
