Child Care News
ECEC to re-open ahead of schedule after Victorian’s hit vax targets earlier than expected
The Sector - Freya Lucas - October 18, 2021Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in Victoria are set to re-open ahead of schedule after the state hit its 70 per cent double vaccination target sooner than anticipated, Premier Daniel Andrews announced over the weekend...
$98m childcare deal sealed as centres dubbed ‘the new bank’
Real Commercial - Nathan Mawby - October 15, 2021An almost $100m Australian mega-deal for 12 childcare centres, all but one in Melbourne, has been struck as early learning real estate has been branded “the new bank”. It comes as another super-sized childcare portfolio is expected to top $30m by November...
ELACCA welcomes ACECQA’s ten year roadmap to a strong respected ECEC workforce
The Sector - Freya Lucas - October 15, 2021The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) has welcomed the release of the new National Workforce Strategy for the early learning and care sector. ‘After a sustained effort by governments, peak bodies and unions, we now have a document...
Court ruling on Think schemes of arrangement pave way for Busy Bees deal to close as planned
The Sector - Jason Roberts - October 12, 2021The Federal Court of Australia has now lodged orders approving the Think Childcare and Think Development schemes of arrangement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) paving the way for the implementation date of the...
Keeping kids well the focus of new national mental health strategy
The Sydney Morning Herald - Rachel Clun - October 11, 2021Among the recommendations of a new national children’s mental health and wellbeing strategy, which is being launched by the federal government on Tuesday, families, doctors and educators will be given the tools to identify the early signs and symptoms...
Epping house to be child care centre after setting Australian record
The Chronicle - Matt Bell - October 11, 2021A child care development site in Sydney’s northwest has sold for $5.061 million at auction, setting a new record sale rate per childcare place in Australia. The 1349sqm site at 25 Ray Rd in Epping, which is approved for a 50-place child care centre, was purchased by...
Childcare subsidy changes to benefit 250,000 Australian families
The Australian - Ellen Ransley - October 11, 2021Under the additional subsidies, families with two more children aged under five in care will have their Child Care Subsidy (CCS) rate increased by 30 percentage points for their second child and younger children, with a maximum rate of 95 per cent...
Cairns best childcare centres revealed: Full list of Far North rankings
Cairns Post - Mark Murray - October 11, 2021A CAIRNS childcare centre has credited the connection between staff, families and their kids for a brilliant rating from a government agency, making it among the top centres in Queensland. The C and K Edmonton Community Kindergarten was rated as...
Federal government to fast-track Child Care Subsidy increase by four months
ABC News - Stephanie Dalzell - October 10, 2021The Child Care Subsidy is the federal government's main program to help families with the cost of child care. It is means-tested and is paid directly to providers, which then pass that fee reduction on to families. Currently, if your family's combined income...
Childcare costs cut to help Aussie families save money, get mums back to work
The Daily Telegraph - James Campbell - October 10, 2021Cuts to the cost of childcare scheduled to kick in next July will be brought forward to March, saving about 250,000 families across Australia an average of $761 this financial year. The move, designed to help get more women back in the workforce as the economy...
Families could pay full childcare fees from mid-October
The Age - By Adam Carey and Anna Prytz - October 8, 2021Parents in Melbourne could be forced to start paying full childcare fees within weeks despite the state’s lockdown restrictions prohibiting most children from attending. On Friday morning, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly announced a last-minute, one-week extension...
Port Macquarie Community Preschool supports vaccinations for its community
Port Macquarie News - Liz Langdale - October 8, 2021Childhood educators and anyone else who works at the centre (including maintenance workers) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under the current NSW Government guidelines by November 8. However the same rules have not been introduced...
How government assessors rated every South Australian childcare centre
The Advertiser - Emily Jarvis and Tim Williams - October 8, 2021One in every seven childcare services in South Australia is not meeting national standards, latest figures show – and at least half of those failing to make the grade are out of hours school services. Data from the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority...
Gold Coast's best childcare centres revealed: Full list of citywide rankings
The Courier Mail - Kyle Wisniewski - October 7, 2021A GOLD COAST childcare centre has seen a significant jump in its rating from a government agency, making it among the top centres in Queensland. St Kevin’s Kindergarten was rated as “exceeding” national quality standards in the report by the Australian Children’s...
West Wimmera Shire Council ready to take ECEC investigations to the next level
The Sector - Freya Lucas - October 7, 2021Edenhope emerged from the study as being a location with a deep need for additional childcare services, given there is currently only one family day care worker presently providing education and care. The study also examined the range of service model options...
