Child Care News
Childcare provider Red Roses Family Day Care allegedly filed claims for children who never existed
ABC News - Mark Reddie - May 9, 2019A childcare provider allegedly filed claims for non-existent children and bought the identities of parents as a way to defraud millions of dollars from the Government. According to its website, Red Roses Family Day Care promised to provide "high-quality, home-care options for children between...
Bill Kelty in accord with $10bn childcare vow
The Australian - Ewin Hannan - May 9, 2019Former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty has backed Bill Shorten’s $10 billion wage subsidy promise to childcare workers, declaring the policy would lift the wages of a “grossly underpaid” group, have a negligible impact on aggregate wages and not result in pay claims by other employees...
Childcare operators could be hit with $591 million tax bill under Labor plan
Brisbane Times - Chris O'Keefe - May 8, 2019Childcare centres are warning Labor’s plan to give staff taxpayer-funded pay rises could force them to close or restructure their businesses, with government modelling showing operators could be hit with $591 million in additional payroll taxes. Providers will pay increased payroll tax under...
Goodstart releases CCS estimator to measure impact of major parties ECEC policies
The Sector - Jason Roberts - May 8, 2019Goodstart Early Learning has released a new Child Care Subsidy estimator that has been designed to calculate how the early childhood education and care (ECEC) related election promises made by the two major political parties are likely to impact on an individual family’s cost of care...
French language program showcased in Brunswick West Ministerial visit
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 8, 2019Children who have been participating in weekly French language sessions at Dunstan Reserve Child Care Centre since the beginning of the year had the opportunity to show off their skills yesterday, when visited by Victorian Minister for Education James Merlino. Mr Merlino visited the centre...
Evolve Education launches equity raise; hires two brokers
Australian Financial Review - Sarah Thompson & Anthony Macdonald - May 8, 2019Evolve Education, one of the largest childcare companies in New Zealand, has taken advantage of improving conditions in the early education sector to ask investors to hand over fresh equity capital. The dual-listed operator Evolve was in front of fund managers on Wednesday with a pro-rata accelerated rights offer...
Julie Madgwick takes on role of Head of Learning and Education at Gold Coast childcare giant G8 Education
Gold Coast Bulletin - Alister Thomson - May 8, 2019G8 Education's Julie Madgwick is drawing on 30-years of experience in the early childhood sector, including a stint in the Cayman Islands, as she works to lift quality standards across the company’s 500 Australian centres. Ms Madgwick was appointed at the start of this year as the first Head of Early Learning and Education...
'I don't sleep': Women entrepreneurs doing heavy lifting on childcare
Sydney Morning Herald - Emma Koehn - May 8, 2019Australian women entrepreneurs are no strangers to lost sleep and the numbers show they're miles ahead of their male co-founders when it comes to caring for kids. "I don't sleep - I live on coffee," says entrepreneur Julie Peadon. The Sydneysider, a single mum of three kids under 10...
Developer speaks about controversial Salisbury project
Courier Mail - Kristy Muir - May 8, 2019The landowners of a controversial development site say they did not “intend to upset anyone” by proposing to build a community hub and childcare centre in Brisbane’s south. Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of The Republic of China believe there may be some “misunderstanding”...
Bill Shorten’s election promises top $60 billion
Herald Sun - Rob Harris - May 7, 2019Mr Shorten said that helping early childhood educators get “properly paid” was a recognition of the economic contribution of their work. “So the beauty of Labor’s notion is, when you have cost-of-living measures, when you have working and middle-class people getting a fair go...
Battle for Bonner a hard-slog ground campaign
Courier Mail - Thomas Morgan & Matthew Killoran - May 7, 2019Child care was a surprise flashpoint between candidates during Tuesday’s Courier-Mail live-streamed candidates’ debate, held at Wynnum RSL in the marginal bayside electorate of Bonner. The LNP’s Ross Vasta holds the seat by a margin of just 3.4 per cent, and is seeking to fend off a challenge from...
20,000 km to access preschool: calls for fairer transport for rural families
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 7, 2019How far is too far to ensure a child can attend an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service? The Land, a rural publication based in New South Wales, has reported one family travelling 20,000 km this year to ensure their child can access ECEC – a figure well above the national average motor vehicle use...
Outstanding educator nominations called for in 2019 HESTA ECEC Awards
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 7, 2019Outstanding early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals are being sought as nominations open for the 2019 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards. Nominations are sought to recognise educators working with children from birth to eight years of age in a variety of settings...
Federal election 2019: Here's where the major parties stand on education
ABC News - Jade Macmillan and Shalailah Medhora - May 7, 2019Education is always a major election issue, and after years of school funding wars it will once again be at the forefront of many voters' minds. A traditional strength area for Labor, both major parties are pitching themselves as having the best strategy for improving declining student results...
Labor pledges to keep tax burden below Howard government's
The Sydney Morning Herald - David Crowe - May 6, 2019Labor is vowing to keep the federal tax burden at or below the level achieved by the Howard government ... But Mr Bowen is being challenged over Labor's childcare policy after he suggested on Monday that "not everyone" who worked in the sector might qualify for a $9.9 billion pay supplement...
