Child Care News
NIEER calls for US ECEC field to “catch up” and supply licenced ECTs to lead preschool
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 24, 2019The report will be of interest to the Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, not only for highlighting the issues noted above, but also for drawing attention to the differences of those teachers paid under the public system versus those working in profit driven provider situations...
Over the river and through the woods, to STEM learning we will go: encountering Conceptual PlayWorlds to support children’s learning
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 24, 2019The profession is engineering, the “E” in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and one woman is on a mission to change the way that STEM is introduced and intentionally taught to children in the years before school – Monash University Faculty of Education Professor Marilyn Fleer...
Ballarat sale shows childcare centres remain asset of choice for investors across Victoria
Property Observer - April 24, 2019A new Ballarat child care centre, leased to Beginnings Early Learners, has sold for $4.7million, seven days after being listed with Savills Australia. CBD & Metropolitan sales agent, Mark Stafford, brokered the off-market deal for 2 Mia Street, Alfredton, following a failed expressions-of-interest campaign...
Epping childcare centre for 60 children rejected at Norfolk St
The Daily Telegraph - Joanne Vella - April 24, 2019Epping Civic Trust has welcomed a decision to reject plans for a 60-place childcare centre in a residental street. In October, applicants listed as YXA Guo submitted plans with Parramatta Council for the centre with 15 car spaces to replace two houses at 21-23 Norfolk Rd...
Newtown daycare centre sells for top price amid strong growth in the sector
News.com.au - Peter Farago - April 24, 2019A new childcare centre in Newtown has threatened the region’s record price for the commercial property class after securing a buyer for $6.025 million recently. The Federation Children centre at 215 Aberdeen St, Newtown, comes with a near 15-year lease to the childcare provider...
Australia identified as one of the world’s most expensive places for childcare
The Sector - Lyndsie Clark - April 23, 2019Australia has been named in a list of the top five countries with the most expensive childcare, at the same time that local newspapers have highlighted that Australian working primary carers typically loses 90 per cent of their wage for every extra day they use early childhood education and care (ECEC) services...
New jobs migration plan could come to the Pilbara
The West Australian - Alicia Perera - April 23, 2019A new jobs migration plan could soon be on the table for the Pilbara, with the State Government proposing to bring skilled migrants already in WA into the region to fill skilled job shortages in occupations outside the resources sector, including in hospitality, childcare and administration...
Communities@Work CEO Lee Maiden on why she’s ‘always smiling at work’
Riot ACT - Lisa Herbert - April 23, 2019Communities@Work’s board chair Alan Greenslade recently announced the appointment of Lee Maiden to the position of Chief Executive Officer. “Lee is an outstanding appointment known for her collaborative leadership style,” he said of the new CEO. “She brings a wealth of experience...
Proposed Heathmont childcare centre gets 161 objections
Herald Sun - Kiel Egging, Maroondah Leader - April 23, 2019Objectors to a proposed childcare centre in Heathmont — which already has a childcare centre, kinder and school within 250m — fear it could lead to “madness” and gridlock a suburban street. Plans have been submitted to replace it with a single-storey childcare centre for up to 88 children...
Booming Murrumbateman to grow retail heart
About Regional - John Thistleton - April 22, 2019The fast-growing rural village of Murrumbateman is about to become a country town, complete with a pedestrian-friendly retail heart. The Fairley residential subdivision, a YWCA-operated 115-place childcare centre, medical centre, the new Abode Hotel and many other retail businesses...
Searching for the school readiness sweet spot
The Sydney Morning Herald - Madeleine Heffernan - April 21, 2019The wide range in starting ages can create tough choices for parents - as well as interesting trends and research. The number of older children starting prep in Victorian state schools has been rising for a decade, new Victorian Department of Education and Training figures show...
Kids make you happier - as long as you can pay for them
The Sydney Morning Herald - Matt Wade - April 21, 2019Raising children is a source of happiness, right? Well, it turns out the data tells a more complicated story... kids increase the happiness of parents as long as the extra costs involved with having children doesn’t make it hard to make ends meet...
Inside plans for Perth’s ‘self-contained city’ in Beckenham
The West Australian - Josh Zimmerman - April 21, 2019Approvals are in place for a 2380-apartment “self-contained city” in Perth’s south-east. Residents would have access to a supermarket, bars, restaurants, a childcare centre and office space while two 12-level aged-care facilities are also flagged...
'It's not viable for me to work': Ninety per cent tax for a day's work
The Age - Eryk Bagshaw - April 20, 2019A woman typically loses 90 per cent of her wage for every extra day she uses childcare and in many cases actually pays to work, new figures show. Competing tax plans at the heart of the federal election will fail to prevent new mothers from taking a massive hit for returning to work...
The age groups most likely to be unvaccinated for measles in Australia
9 News - Emily McPherson - April 20, 2019Pockets of under-vaccinated adolescents and young adults could be putting the community at risk of contracting measles as outbreaks continue, an expert has warned. "They are not captured within the 'No Jab, No Pay' policy, for example."...
