Child Care News
Childcare worker recognised
Bayside News - September 2, 2019Langwarrin childcare worker Heather Hayes has been named as a finalist in a national awards night. Ms Hayes was among 11,000 childhood educators who were eligible to be recognised. She was picked as a finalist for G8 Education’s 2019 Standout Educator Awards...
Boys shake it off for Ready, Set, Dance on Nickelodeon Jr
The Leader - Eva Kolimar - September 2, 2019Step to the side girlies, the boys are having a crack. Preschoolers are shaking it up on the dance floor for the TV screen, and they've got the moves to match. Students are getting in the groove for the second series of Ready, Set, Dance, for the channel, Nickelodeon Jr...
Australia’s first carbon neutral kindergarten wins National Climate Award
The Sector - Freya Lucas - September 2, 2019Australia’s first carbon neutral kindergarten, located in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park, has gained national recognition through the Cities Power Partnership Awards. The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership Awards recognise the work of ‘climate heroes’ in local governments ...
Mining town parents turning down jobs because they cannot get childcare
ABC News - Sophie Meixner - September 2, 2019Parents living in a coal mining town are turning down jobs because there is no childcare available. Moranbah, in central Queensland, has one of Australia's lowest unemployment rates at just 1.6 per cent... But families are spending up to 18 months on waiting lists to access childcare...
'No jab, no pay' threat prompts an extra 174,000 children to be vaccinated in one year
ABC News - Matthew Doran - September 1, 2019A threat to cut family tax benefits for Australians who did not vaccinate their children has resulted in an increase of 174,000 children being immunised over the last year. Families of 350,000 children were told last financial year that they risked losing payments, worth up to $29 a fortnight...
'The benefits are immeasurable': Schools that are small and proud
The Sydney Morning Herald - Madeleine Heffernan - September 1, 2019New principal Nigel Rodrigues is visiting early learning centres and kindergartens to save his school. St Kevin's Primary School, in south-eastern Melbourne, has just 37 students following an exodus of families last year fearing the school would shut down. "Whilst the numbers are ...
'Like RSVP for parents': New childminding service could save childcare costs
The Sydney Morning Herald - Caitlin Fitzsimmons - September 1, 2019A new business is launching a 21st century equivalent of the babysitting club, with an online platform designed to match like-minded parents to swap free childminding. Kidsnest chief executive Karen Monahan said she expected to launch the service in Sydney next March if not sooner...
Flu season: Free influenza vaccination for kids under 5
The Daily Telegraph - Jane Hansen - September 1, 2019The influenza vaccine will be added to the free government schedule for all children aged under five as of next year after horror flu season. Until now only high-risk groups like pregnant women and people aged over 65 could receive the vaccine for free. Every child aged from ...
ELAA encourages ECEC services to get involved in Early Learning Matters Week
The Sector - Freya Lucas - August 30, 2019The Early Learning Association of Australia (ELAA) has encouraged services to get involved in Early Learning Matters Week (ELMW), which will take place in the first week of September, showcasing the value of the early years in the life of a child. ELMW is run as an activity ...
G8 Education announces Regional winners in 2019 ‘Standout Educator’ Awards
The Sector - Freya Lucas - August 30, 2019G8 Education have named the early childhood educators who have been identified as regional finalists for the 2019 ‘Standout Educator Awards’ program. Selected from 11,000 educators across the country, the Regional winners were nominated by parents in their services...
Flu Shot For Kids Under Five Another Step Closer
Mirage News - August 30, 2019Families are another step closer to having the flu shot for all kids under five placed on the National Immunisation Program, making it free. The flu can be deadly, especially among children, and the best protection is vaccination, but currently, the Andrews Labor Government funds...
Ten child care centres in Brisbane’s north west have failed key standards
The Courier Mail - Glen Roberts, Quest Newspapers - August 30, 2019The State Government has defended the quality of child care despite several local centres failing to meet key standards. It has also moved to reassure parents that centres are regularly monitored even though ratings on its website, designed for parents to make choices about child care...
Nicholls child care educator named the best in the region
The Canberra Times - Megan Doherty - August 30, 2019It's obvious from the smile in her voice that Kim Grealy loves her job as an early childhood educator in Canberra. The 28-year-old educator at the Gold Creek World of Learning in Nicholls has been named a regional finalist in G8 Education's 2019 Standout Educator Awards program...
Gastro outbreak hits eight primary schools, childcare centres on north shore
The Daily Telegraph - David Barwell, North Shore Times - August 29, 2019Dozens of children, primary school students and teachers have been kept at home as an outbreak of the highly infectious gastro illness sweeps through schools and childcare centres across Sydney’s north shore. Health officials have issued an alert to parents and carers after cases...
Intergenerational Care Project yields many benefits for young and old
Griffith University - Deborah Marshall - August 29, 2019Griffith University research is demonstrating how merging child care and aged-care systems, with the widespread implementation of intergenerational care programs can enhance engagement and create a special bond between generations. The Intergenerational Care Project aims...
