Child Care News
37% higher in 3 months – is the G8 Education share price a buy?
Motley Fool - Ivan Loh - January 16, 2019The G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) share price has rocketed about 37% higher in the last three months, from a low of $1.88 in October 2018 to close at $2.74 on Tuesday. Amidst the jubilee of the turnaround, I think it is prudent to ask: Is the G8 Education share price a buy?...
Perth’s first structured intergenerational care site to be constructed in 2019
The Sector - Freya Lucas - January 16, 2019Construction of an integrated aged care facility and intergenerational child care facility will begin in Perth in 2019, lead by Oryx Communities. Whilst the concept of intergenerational learning programs, where planned and ongoing activities take place to purposefully bring together...
Migrant grandparents to fill childcare gap, but at what cost?
Women's Agenda - Angela Kintominas and Myra Hamilton - January 15, 2019In Australia, reliance on grandparents for childcare is widespread, and now that school holidays are upon us, many parents are turning to grandparents to support them to balance work and care over the holiday period. But for the more than 1 in 4 Australian residents born overseas, grandparent care is not always readily available...
Childcare costs hit $13,000 annually for the first time
The Courier Mail - Matthew Killoran - January 15, 2019CASH-STRAPPED parents are forking out up to $480 extra a year to send their children to child care, with costs soaring to more than $13,000 annually for the first time. The latest Education Department data reveals average fees for the most common form of day care...
Scott Morrison ‘inherited’ Liberal Party with low number of women MP
The Australian - Richard Ferguson - January 14, 2019Mr Morrison pointed to recent economic policies aimed at improving the livelihoods of Australian women as a reason they should support his government. “We have childcare reforms that came in on July 1 last year which are working and it is getting the cost of childcare...
Feed babies nuts and egg to reduce food allergies, study says
RN Breakfast - January 14, 2019Many Australian schools and child care centres ban peanuts in fear an allergic reaction could be lethal for a child. But scientists say giving babies eggs and nuts before they turn one reduces the likelihood of children developing an allergy later in life...
Your 2019 Guide to Tax Deductions
Motley Fool - Matthew Frankel - January 13, 2019There's another type of flexible spending account that's designed to help families pay for child care expenses. Married couples filing jointly can set aside as much as $5,000 per year on a pre-tax basis, and single filers can set aside as much as $2,500 to be spent...
No jab no play: Anti-vaccination parents get no say in childcare and kindy policies that keep kids safe
The West - Cathy O'Leary - January 12, 2019So when the couple saw a recent ABC television report about a group of parents feeling aggrieved about their lack of choice - because of new no-jab, no-play rules - it was salt to the wound. The upset families claimed their kids were being marginalised because...
What is in store for the ECEC sector in 2019? Leading voices share their hopes
The Sector - Freya Lucas - January 11, 2019Inspired by a similar piece in Nursery World, The Sector put out the call to a number of prominent voices in Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, to ask them what they were hoping 2019 would see in the ECEC community...
Can Think Childcare And Education Limited (TNK.AX) Go The Extra Mile?
Kentwood Post - Sonia Dale - January 10, 2019The Average True Range of ATR For Shares of Think Childcare And Education Limited (TNK.AX) have trended downward over the past 10 bars, indicating bearish momentum for the equity near-term. At a recent glance the stock touched 1.41 in a recent trade...
Blunt reminder to parents for child jabs
SBS News - January 10, 2018Parents are being reminded of Victoria's no jab, no play laws as they prepare for the new school year. All youngsters attending child care and kindergartens must have current vaccination certification. Since their introduction in 2016, the laws have seen Victoria surpass the herd immunity...
The genius childcare app that's saving parents time and money
Kidspot - Nina Young - January 10, 2019One very clever Aussie team have come up with an app that connects parents at the same childcare centre, Swapple.me. If one parent has a day they can't use, they post it on the app, another parent who then needs an extra day can claim the spot. The best part?...
ADF families supported with One Tree Community Services official opening
The Sector - Freya Lucas - January 10, 2018The One Tree Defence Childcare Unit has officially opened this month, supporting families currently serving with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), following the announcement in August 2018 of their appointment as the contract provider for the Defence Childcare Program...
Second time unlucky as childcare plan scuttled by community rejection
The Advertiser - Ben Cameron - January 10, 2019PLANS for a two-storey childcare centre in Stepney for up to 100 children have been scuttled because of more than 30 local residents’ noise and traffic concerns. Accord Property applied to Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council’s development assessment panel to build the centre...
Looking beyond children’s interests as a definition for child-centred curriculua
The Sector - Sarah Riddell - January 7, 2019Children’s interests have long been considered a cornerstone for programming, with the early years learning framework (EYLF) recommending that educators “engage children actively in learning…identify children’s strengths and interests, choose appropriate teaching strategies...
