Child Care News
City calls for feedback on proposed Sutton Street daycare centre
Perth Now - Jake Dietsch, Mandurah Coastal Times - July 12, 2021The community is able to have their say now on a Kids Active childcare centre proposed for the middle of Manduarh. The proposal for 69 Sutton Street is for a day care centre and will be determined by the Joint Development Assessment Panel. The City of Mandurah will provide ...
Australia ranked 37 of 41 richest countries on childcare affordability
Women's Agenda - July 12, 2021There have been pleas for Australia to “wake up” on childcare after a UNICEF report revealed just how much work Australia has to do on ensuring early childhood education is accessible and affordable, and that parents have access to the paid parental leave ...
Bayswater: Big names being chased as Mountain High Shopping Centre revamp begins
Herald Sun - Kiel Egging - July 12, 2021Bayswater’s shopping scene is set be transformed as the $15m revamp of the suburb’s shopping centre ramps up. The northeast corner of the centre is being demolished and a multi level, 100-space childcare centre will be added as part of its revamp, along with expanded ...
Guardian Barangaroo celebrate Traditional Owners participating in Stories in the Sky
The Sector - Freya Lucas - July 12, 2021Children from Guardian Childcare and Education’s Barangaroo facility were recently given the chance to celebrate the Traditional Owners of the Land where their service resides, the Gadigal people, showcasing their artwork for all of Sydney ...
Warrnambool childcare centres 'can't keep up with demand'
The Standard - Madeleine McNeil - July 11, 2021A shortage of child care places in the south-west is forcing desperate parents to stay at home rather than return to work. Some parents on waiting lists up to 40 people long have been told by centre staff not to expect a place within the next six to 12 months. The Standard has been ...
Parents warned remote learning may last longer than a week
The Sydney Morning Herald - Jordan Baker - July 11, 2021Students may have to do their lessons from home for longer than a week if COVID-19 case numbers remain high, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned as families and teachers brace for a return to remote learning. Principals and teachers have spent the holidays preparing online ...
Thrive by Five: Report card ranks WA last in Australia on childcare spend, affordability
The West Australian - Rhianna Mitchell - July 10, 2021Australia ranked just 34th out of 41 countries on access, 34th on affordability and 37th on access to parental leave. Thrive by Five chief executive Jay Weatherill said the report was a wake-up call for the Federal...
Sydney parents rage as a new quarantine hotel links to childcare
news.com.au - Bianca Mastroianni - July 10, 2021There are plans to position a huge new quarantine hotel in Sydney, right next to a childcare centre that is full of unvaccinated kids. The buildings are separated by less than 20 metres, with parents of the children absolutely fuming at this new proposition. “I’m utterly horrified ...
Two residential homes could be demolished to make way for childcare centre at Edens Hills
The Courier Mail - Emily Jarvis - July 10, 2021Two residential homes could be demolished to make way for a new 108 student childcare centre along a busy southern road. Submitted by Leyton Property to the City of Mitcham, the proposed child care centre at Shepherds Hill Rd, Eden Hills would employ 17 staff ...
Plans for 60-place childcare centre in Shellharbour
Illawarra Mercury - Natalie Croxon - July 9, 2021The area's growing population has prompted a proposal to develop a new childcare centre in Shellharbour...
The Illawarra’s best childcare centres revealed
The Daily Telegraph - Madeline Crittenden - July 9, 2021Dozens of the Illawarra’s childcare services are not only meeting national standards for quality but are exceeding them, making them the best in the region. A total of 64 Illawarra childcare centres have achieved the ‘Exceeding National Quality Standard’ rating under the ...
Plans have been revealed to demolish and rebuild a childcare centre near Byron Bay
Daily Telegraph - Liana Boss - July 9, 2021The proposed “coastal cottage” style redevelopment, in one of the Byron Shire’s exclusive enclaves, would increase the centre’s capacity by about 80 per cent. Plans to demolish a Byron childcare centre and rebuild the facility have been lodged with Byron Shire Council ...
Developer seeks to tap childcare appetite with 21-asset sale
Financial Review - Michael Bleby - July 8, 2021Developer Allaf Property is seeking to tap investor appetite for childcare property with a portfolio of 21 assets worth an estimated $200 million. The mainly Victorian properties are located in strong performing metropolitan areas and were tenanted by national tenants ...
Ripley Kids Early Learning Centre: New child care centre approved in Ecco Ripley estate at 2 Brooking Rise
The Courier Mail - Lachlan McIvor - July 8, 2021A new child care centre has been approved in a housing estate in one of Ipswich’s fastest growing suburbs, right across the road from another kindy which was recently given the green light by the council. Ipswich City Council has approved the two-storey facility at 2 Brooking Rise ...
Bunbury childcare services facing unprecedented staffing crisis as families scramble to find care
The West Australian - Jackson Barrett, South Western Times - July 8, 2021Childcare providers in Bunbury are being forced to turn families away as ... facing unprecedented staffing crisis as families scramble to find care...
