Child Care News
Why it's time parents rethink their time-out punishments
The Daily Telegraph - Dr Justin Coulson - October 20, 2018In a recent study of 401 preschool and school-aged children, 76.8 per cent of parents reported using time-out with their child. And to be fair, research shows it can “work”. A total 70 per cent of the parents in one study believed that time-out helped manage their child's behaviour. But just because it can work, doesn't mean it's good for our kids...
Free childcare for asylum seeker families an Australian first
Sydney Morning Herald - Jordan Baker - October 19, 2018As any parent knows, it's almost impossible to work, or study, or go to complex medical appointments with a two-year-old in tow. For asylum seekers with little financial or family support, it's infinitely more difficult. Yet those fleeing Iraq, Myanmar or Afghanistan cannot access a childcare subsidy...
Aus SMBs not concerned enough about data privacy - study
Security Brief - October 18, 2018"For example, if you hold tax file numbers (and that TFN is involved in a data breach) or you hold health information and provide a health service, such as GPs, pharmacies and even child care centres, your business would also fall under the scheme." Underscoring this lack of security...
The hidden benefits of shift work
ABC news - Chloe Brice - October 18, 2018In some cases, shift work can help you save money too. "Night shifts equal avoiding child care costs and waitlists for child care," says Gemma, a sub-editor. Her partner starts work early and they do a "child swap" at 2:30pm, before her work day begins. Maybe you''re a night owl who'd rather...
Kindergarten students flock to Aboriginal languages
Sydney Morning Herald - Henrietta Cook - October 18, 2018Children as young as three will learn Aboriginal languages at kindergarten, with 29 Victorian centres receiving funding to teach Indigenous dialects for the first time. Aboriginal languages, Chinese and Auslan are set to be the most popular languages taken up by Victorian kindergartens under...
Goodstart Early Learning goes against the trend
Financial Review - Simon Evans - October 17, 2018Goodstart Early Learning's chief executive says there are still too many property developers and single-centre operators building new child care centres through speculation rather than disciplined scrutiny of local catchment economics in a "worrying" sign as an industry oversupply accelerates...
Doreen childcare centre sells for $15 million
Financial Review - Nick Lenaghan - October 16, 2018A childcare centre, accompanied by a handful of retail outlets, at Doreen in Melbourne's north has sold for $15 million despite headwinds in the childcare sector. On the corner of Painted Hills Road and Hazel Glen Drive, the 2,780-square-metre mixed use asset was sold on a tight...
More than three million Australians living in poverty, Acoss report reveals
The Guardian - Gareth Hutchens - October 16, 2018A vital circuit-breaker is needed, including a complete overhaul of Australia's employment services, a commitment to "full employment" and a guarantee of at least two days a week of early childhood care – highly subsidised for people on low incomes – and education for every child...
SIDS risk as childcare centres ignore sleeping safety guidelines
The Courier Mail - Janelle Miles - October 16, 2018ALARMING numbers of registered childcare centres are failing to comply with safe infant sleeping practices despite the dangers of sudden infant death syndrome, new Queensland research shows. A study of 18 registered Brisbane childcare services by University of Queensland...
Tax rates may deter women with children from returning to work
ABC News - Nassim Khadem- October 16, 2018Mr Wardell-Johnson said childcare costs vary around the country, making it hard to model the exact benefit of government subsidies. The report assumes a cost of $12 an hour for all-day (10 hours) child care. At an annual family income of $186,958, an extra dollar of family income...
Caring for grandchildren: a joy or a burden?
The University of Queensland - Associate Professor Leigh Tooth - October 16, 2018The University of Queensland and University of Newcastle (UON) study found 60 per cent of women in their mid-sixties and 12 per cent of women in their late eighties provided regular, unpaid childcare for their grandchildren. Study Director at UON and Hunter Medical Research Institute...
English-speaking families are sending children to bilingual childcare centres, hopeful they pick up a second language
Perth Now - Belle Taylor - October 15, 2018CHILDREN who are only just forming their first words are already starting to learn a second language, with a growing number of childcare centres offering bilingual education. While some childcare centres have long catered to specific language groups, more English-speaking...
Experts warn we are using ADHD drugs to medicate immaturity
The Advertiser - Sue Dunlevy - October 15, 2018Human Services Department data shows 4974 children aged 2-6 were using the medications in the 2015 calendar year up from 3500 in 2013. We revealed that some childcare centres were refusing to enrol children unless they were put on ADHD medication. There are no...
Vital cash relieves child care pressure
Kalgoorlie Miner - Jason Mennell - October 15, 2018A large cash injection means Goldfields Child Care Centre's out-of-school-hours service should remain open. Local mining companies have came to the rescue, with Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines and Evolution Mining chipping in $50,000 each last week, leaving the shortfall to build...
'Inappropriate locations': Why childcare centres are not welcome in parts of Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald - Andrew Taylor - October 14, 2018Councils on the north shore are pushing back against childcare developments in residential streets, arguing they create noise and traffic issues. The NSW government estimates 2700 childcare centres will have to be built by 2036 to meet demand. But a proposed facility for 82 children...
