Child Care News
Dangers at play in uniform preschool learning
The Australian - Natasha Bita - October 26, 2009CHILDCARE centres that make kids wear uniforms and recite the alphabet are robbing them of their childhood, leading educators warned yesterday...
Union demands urgent reform of childcare
The Age - October 24, 2009The federal government says higher staffing ratios will help lift the health and safety standards which are being breached by one in five childcare centres...
Childcare centres fail basic standards
The Australian - Natasha Bita - October 24, 2009CHILDCARE centres are routinely breaching health and safety rules, with one in 20 caught failing to protect and properly supervise young children...
Childcare centre tested as Logan toddler confirmed with meningococcal
Brisbane Times - David Barbeler - October 23, 2009A 15-month-old Logan boy has been taken to hospital and health authorities are visiting his childcare centre after it was confirmed he has meningococcal...
Former ABC Learning directors face $1b claim
The Age - Michael Evans - October 23, 2009THE administrators of ABC Learning, backed by the deep pockets of litigation funders IMF Australia, are investigating a $1 billion damages claim against...
ABC Learning childcare worker allegedly bit baby on face
Courier Mail - Robyn Ironside - October 23, 2009A BRISBANE childcare worker who allegedly bit a seven-month-old baby on the face has been stood down from her position and charged by police...
Surprise inspections of childcare centres to end
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - October 22, 2009SURPRISE visits for checks on childcare services will end next month under changes announced yesterday by the National Childcare Accreditation Council...
Draft award accused of cutting workers' pay
Sydney Morning Herald - Kirsty Needham - October 22, 2009SOCIAL workers, childcare workers and fast-food staff in NSW would have their pay cut under the Federal Government's overhaul of workplace awards...
No forced feeding for Aussie kids, Get Up And Grow guides recommends
The Daily Telegraph - Sue Dunlevy - October 22, 2009The Get up and Grow guide, available free to every parent and childcare centre, says under twos should be banned from TV or using computers...
Directors on notice as ASIC files case
The Australian - Bridget Carter and Chris Merritt - October 22, 2009... the directors of other fallen companies, such as investment banks Allco Finance Group and Babcock & Brown, and childcare centre operator ABC Learning Centres...
Funding rule may force cut in preschool hours
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - October 19, 2009CHILDREN who attend pre-school for three or more days a week may have their days cut as NSW struggles to implement the Federal Government's...
Childcare puts the squeeze on kindergarten
The Age - Fiona Hehir - October 19, 2009The need for early childhood education is being undervalued. Last week desperate parents blew the whistle on Victoria's kindergarten secret: there aren't...
Queensland daycare changes improve services
Courier Mail - Tanya Chilcott - October 18, 2009CHILDREN in long-daycare centres will be given access to a qualified teacher and kindergarten services from next year under a State Government pilot and shake-up of the sector...
$5000 to enrol a toddler in preschool
The Sunday Telegraph - October 18, 2009PARENTS are being charged one-off fees of $5000 to reserve enrolments for toddlers at Sydney's most exclusive pre-schools...
Parents lose homes for not paying fees
Daily Telegraph - Miawling Lam - October 17, 2009SCHOOL and childcare fees are crippling Australian families and emerging as a major cause of household debt...
