Child Care News
Data shows Covid recorded in more than 1,700 Australian children aged under five
The Guardian - Sarah Martin - August 31, 2021More than 1,700 cases of Covid-19 in Australia have been recorded in children under the age of five, new data obtained by Guardian Australia reveals. The Department of Health data, which breaks down case numbers into five-year age brackets, comes as the childcare ...
'How I feel when parents say they're still sending their kids to daycare'
Kidspot - Tiara - August 31, 2021It usually starts with a genuine question by a mum trying to do the right thing. "Should I send my kids to school or daycare?"a worried mum will write. Other mums will confidently assert their right to do what suits their circumstances. Some mums will point out facts ...
Early childhood directors are carrying an exhausting load during COVID-19, even beyond major outbreaks: Research
Woman's Agenda - Dr Marg Rogers - August 31, 2021Educators are still feeling the effects of hypervigilance, despite no COVID-19 outbreaks in their community for over a year, according to the preliminary results of a joint study by Dr Marg Rogers from the University of New England, Associate Professor Wendy Boyd ...
The mysterious Beechworth Book Fairy is creating joy for families in lockdown
ABC News - Sandra Moon and Erin Somerville - August 30, 2021A Book Fairy is on the loose in a north-eastern Victorian town, creating joy for local children in lockdown. Three-year-old Freya Bijker stumbled across a surprise left by the mysterious local Book Fairy during her daily lockdown walk in Beechworth, sparking excitement ...
Ninety-four SA childcare centres given exemptions to run without meeting teacher requirements
The Advertiser - Gabriel Polychronis - August 30, 2021South Australia now has the highest number of childcare centres with exemptions for understaffing or underqualified workers, new figures show. More than one in five South Australian child care centres are running without the required number of staff ...
KPMG proposes superannuation rebate for primary carers
Consultancy.com.au - August 30, 2021In an effort to help bridge Australia’s superannuation gender gap, KPMG has proposed a new rebate policy for individuals who have missed out on contributions lost to childcare. Professional services firm KPMG has made its latest call for greater gender equality ...
Melbourne Childcare Centres Top Investor Wish List
The Urban Developer - August 30, 2021More than $220-million worth of childcare assets have changed hands this year as investors continue to pivot towards “essential services real estate” during the pandemic. According to JLL, the figure is more than double last year’s total of $135 million in transactions ...
BHP will pump more funds into Hedland childcare to support struggling industry
The West - Danielle Raffaele, North West Telegraph - August 30, 2021BHP will pump a further $700,000 into Port Hedland's strained childcare sector which has left parents seeking to open home care options to look after their own kids...
Fast-Tracked Course Open For Early Childhood Educators
Mirage News - VIC Premier - August 30, 2021The Victorian Government is supporting more early childhood educators boost their skills and become early childhood teachers through a fast-tracked university course – helping fill workforce demands in the growing sector. Minister for Early Childhood Ingrid Stitt today announced ...
NSW Police appeal after man’s alleged sexual act outside Balmain childcare centre
7news.com.au - Summer Woolley - August 30, 2021Investigators are searching for a man who allegedly performed an “indecent act” outside a Sydney childcare centre. NSW Police said a passer-by had reported seeing an unknown man perform a sexual act outside the centre on Thames Street at Balmain in Sydney’s inner west ...
Workforce time out detrimental to women’s financial security: childcare support redresses the balance
The Sector - Alison Kitchen, KPMG Australia - August 30, 2021The new law will see additional investment of $1.7 billion in childcare, raising the federal government’s Child Care Subsidy to a nearly fully funded 95 percent, up from its current 85 percent. This will benefit around 250,000 Australian families. The $10,655 cap on the Child Care Subsidy ...
Addison Road Childcare Centre to play key role in Inner West Council History Week
The Sector - Freya Lucas - August 30, 2021Children and educators from Addison Road Early Learning Centre in Marrickville, an inner western suburb of Sydney, will play a core role in Inner West Council’s Library and History Services’ has for History Week , held 4-12 September. History Week 2021 is part of the History Council ...
Blue Mountains City Council invites community to help improve ECEC for children
The Sector - Freya Lucas - August 30, 2021New South Wales’ Blue Mountains City Council has invited the local community to play their part in improving early childhood education and care in the community by sharing their experiences of engaging in accessing or participating in education and care for children from birth ...
Governments must include children in reopening plan: Grattan
Australian Financial Review - Jordana Hunter, Stephen Duckett and Anika Stobart - August 29, 2021National cabinet has now accepted advice to vaccinate children 12 and over, but this will take time to roll out and still leaves younger children in limbo. Meanwhile, there remains no coherent national guidance on managing inevitable COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and childcare ...
More than 40 NSW children and teenagers rushed to hospital for self-harm every day
The Sydney Morning Herald - Caitlin Fitzsimmons and James Massola - August 29, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged lockdown are severely damaging the mental health of young people in NSW, with emergency department visits for self-harm and suicidal ideation up 31 per cent for children and teenagers compared with last year. NSW Chief Psychiatrist ...
