Child Care News
Traffic fears stall $2.7m Cloverdale child care centre plans
Perth Now - Sarah Brookes - June 17, 2021A decision over whether to approve a $2.7 million childcare centre and two-storey office building along a busy road in Cloverdale has been delayed over safety concerns for children attending the facility. The proposed development on the corner of Abernethy Road and ...
Health checks to be set up at Bunbury childcare, libraries to boost attendance
The West - Bunbury Herald - June 15, 2021South West nurses will be bringing check-ups to childcare centres and libraries as part of a new pilot, after a drop was recorded in the number of young children attending health checks. WA Country Health Service found in 2019-20, 60 per cent of one-year-old children attended ...
Genius Childcare moves to sponsor St Kilda Football Club in innovative partnership
The Sector - Freya Lucas - June 15, 2021Genius Childcare branding will soon be visible on the St Kilda Football club’s media backdrop and Coaches polo sleeve after the club confirmed that the provider has been added to its sponsorship table. Speaking about the partnership, Saints’ Executive General Manager ...
The paid parental leave scheme is reinforcing gender roles. Here’s what the government needs to do
Smart Company - Laura Grierson - June 14, 2021One of my first experiences of motherhood was the government telling me I should be at home with my child, not at work. As an Australian woman, if I chose to return to work after having a baby, my family would be financially punished. The government sends this message to ...
Leading Australian ‘fam-tech’ businesses announce joint venture
Circle In - June 17, 2021Circle In and CareforKids.com.au have formed an exclusive partnership, integrating Australia’s number one childcare search comparison platform with the leading digital platform helping working parents manage their careers and family life...
‘Two jobs at once’: Mothers combine work and childcare in the home office
Brisbane Times - Wendy Tuohy - June 17, 2021Two-thirds of Australians continued to work from home after pandemic restrictions were lifted last year, and changes to the way we work have left many mothers taking on a greater share of labour in the home. Since the lockdowns of 2020 there has been a 25-percentage-point...
Parents put off having more children due to cost of childcare new study reveals
The Mercury - Judy Augustine - June 17, 2021FAMILIES could be putting off having more children because of the cost of childcare, a new study has revealed. An independent report commissioned by The Front Project found the cost was a barrier to work and study for more than seventy per cent of parents. “There is also evidence...
Supersize centres off menu, says childcare giant G8
Financial Review - Liam Walsh - June 16, 2021Australia’s biggest private childcare operator, G8 Education, plans to shun supersize centres and avoid placing facilities in industrial business parks. The new strategies are among lessons the sector giant said on Wednesday it had learnt about locations and sizes after some...
When young children battle anxiety, parents don’t need to feel like helpless bystanders
The Guardian - Sarah Ayoub - June 16, 2021As a parent or guardian, it can be incredibly difficult (not to mention confusing) to watch a child in your care battle mental health issues, especially if it’s an issue you might not see or understand for yourself. This can impact them profoundly outside of the home. My own recent...
Sarah Fitzgerald: Brunswick childcare worker steals from Centrelink
Herald Sun - Serena Seyfort - June 16, 2021A childcare worker who stole more than $38,000 from Centrelink was found to have fed the government lies for more than six years. Sarah Jane Fitzgerald, also known as Sarah Jane Bolton, was fined $1500 with conviction before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday...
These ASX dividend shares have attractive yields
The Motley Fool - James Mickleboro - June 15, 2021In fact, in respect to the latter, the Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT is the largest owner of early learning centres in Australia. At the last count, it actively partnered with 35 high quality childcare operators. Positively, the company has experienced strong demand for its properties...
When educator words hurt – how tiny moments of daily shaming add up to big problems
The Sector - Freya Lucas - June 15, 2021While on the surface these phrases may seem to be observations, comments, or ways of reminding children of “acceptable” behaviour, each of the three phrases above are actually forms of shaming children for typical bodily functions, such as hunger and toileting, or for failing...
ECEC well represented in Queen’s Birthday Honours, with three recipients including ex ECA President
The Sector - Jason Roberts - June 13, 2021The Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List has seen the early childhood education and care (ECEC) well represented with three honours being awarded, including one to Margaret Young, a former President of advocacy group Early Childhood Australia (ECA)...
Court hits childcare scammers for $30m
The Australian - Kieran Gair - June 14, 2021The commonwealth is attempting to claw back a record $30m from the ringleaders of a brazen family daycare empire who allegedly rorted millions of dollars of public money by fraudulently claiming childcare benefits. Sydney brothers Ibrahim Omar and Mohammad Omar ...
Australia Talks finds six out of 10 regional families can't easily access child care
ABC News - April McLennan - June 13, 2021Mother-of-three Alanna Wardle has found living in regional Australia with young children can be isolating. She believes it is vital for parents to have the option to return to work for social and emotional, as well as financial benefits. But Ms Wardle said that opportunity was taken away from ...
