Child Care News
‘More money would be good, but respect is what we really want’
SBS - March 28, 2019Despite the cost of day-care climbing above $200 a day at some centers, wages for early childhood teachers have stagnated at half the national average wage. Over 90 per cent of early childhood teachers (ECTs) are women. Some of us are mums. And all of us have heard...
Are G8 Education Limited shares in the buy zone?
The Motley Fool - Nicola Smith - March 28, 2019Today’s trading day had a soft start as uncertainty about the slowing global economy continued. But this hasn’t stopped the G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) share price from edging higher. At the time of writing, the education and childcare company’s shares have climbed...
Two childcare centres in liquidation
The Courier Mail - Darren Cartwright - March 28, 2019THE taxman has forced two southeast Queensland daycare businesses into liquidation, including one centre that remains open. It was business as usual today at The Camelot Child Care Centre, Cornubia, even though Rodgers Reidy Chartered Accountants were appointed liquidators in the Federal Court on March 22...
New Zealand syndicator Augusta Funds Management paid $21.52 million for a commercial property in Kedron
The Courier Mail - Chris Herde - March 28, 2019The property is leased to five groups including anchor tenant C & K - which has a childcare centre and an office on the site - ASX-listed Ingenia and paint retailer Dulux. It has an annual income of $1,440,777 and was sold with a weighted average lease expiry...
Learning through play beyond the early years: new report says all children should learn like preschoolers
The Sector - Lyndsie Clark - March 28, 2019Play-based learning is generally associated with preschool children, but new research provides a model for playful learning at school, which will be of interest to outside school hours care (OSHC) services and early childhood education and care services...
Why we still struggle with work-home conflict in women and men
The Conversation - Kate O'Brien - March 28, 2019Men are called to play a larger role in childcare to promote gender equality, but they are penalised more heavily than women when they take up flexible work arrangements, especially in societies where gender roles are firmly entrenched...
Mother of toddler who escaped from North Perth childcare centre ‘horrified’ by details of ordeal
The West Australian - David Johns - March 28, 2019The mother of a two-year-old boy who escaped from a North Perth childcare centre and ran across a nearby road says she only found out the full extent of the incident after reading an article in The West Australian. Mulberry Tree Childcare and Kindy was fined...
More action is needed to address early childhood disadvantage, ECA says
The Sector - Freya Lucas - March 27, 2019The results of the 2018 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) show that children all over Australia are still facing unacceptably high levels of vulnerability, Early Childhood Australia (ECA) has said. The organisation said many Australians “would be shocked”...
ALP commits to Queensland early learning in Federal election lead up
The Sector - Freya Lucas - March 27, 2019The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has been vocal in Queensland this week, committing to early learning ahead of what many speculate will be a May Federal election, speaking with parents and providers about their plans to support local community groups to expand early learning resources ...
Pelicans Child Care Centre becomes first Cairns daycare to win G8 Education Core Values Award
Cairns Post - Jack Lawrie - March 27, 2019Pelicans Child Care has become the first Cairns daycare to win a coveted G8 Education Core Values Award for commitment to children. The centre earned the nomination and eventual win through commitment to G8’s five core values: compassion, innovation, dedication, integrity and passion...
Charter Hall fund to acquire childcare centres in $75.5m deal
Financial Review - Nick Lenaghan - March 26, 2019The Charter Hall Education Trust is acquiring a portfolio of 13 early learning facilities, some still in development, in a $75.5 million deal. It is the first major transaction for the fund since its management platform was taken over by Charter Hall from Folkestone in a $205 million deal last year...
Jobs, Central West: Health and welfare sectors to see growth
Cowra Guardian - Nadine Morton - March 26, 2019AN extra 4483 jobs in the health and welfare sector will be created in the Central West and Blue Mountains... "Over the next five years, we are going to see significant demand for workers across the country, with registered nurses, child care workers and aged care staff topping the list of occupations"...
Uralla community after school hours childcare options now available
The Armidale Express - Steve Green - March 26, 2019Uralla's St Joseph's Primary School principal Judy Elks was able to announce the establishment of an exciting new after school care initiative for Uralla parents, thanks to two years hard work and a $30,000 State grant announced by Member for Northern Tablelands ...
OPINION Small workplaces and corporate profit are driving wage stagnation
ABC News - Josh Bornstein, March 26, 2019As Australia endures its seventh consecutive year of wage stagnation, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has pledged that the next election will be "a referendum about wages" and will focus attention on "who the economy should work for"... As the plight of child care workers demonstrates...
Federal Government warned to promote child care, not tax cuts in Federal Budget
ABC News - Elysse Morgan - March 26, 2019"Tax cuts I am nervous about, but I would look at things that would help the productivity of the economy. Child care, huge cost for working families. Mum and dad both working very hard, how much money [do] they pay in child care? An enormous amount. We can grow the economy if we got up to 78 per cent of female participation...
