Child Care News
Taxes cut, benefits boosted from today
Melbourne Herald Sun - Gerard McManus - July 01, 2009CHILDCARE benefits for one child using full-time care will increase by $6.50 a week to $180 and the maximum childcare rebate will rise by $278 to $7778 a...
Working mums spend as much time holding their kids - study
Herald Sun - Cheryl Critchley - June 30, 2009Research has found that babies with full-time working mothers spend just as much time being held and cuddled as those whose mums stay home...
Anger at sale of school
Sydney Morning Herald - Jennie Curtin - June 26, 2009Residents say there is a desperate need for child-care places with existing preschools full and waiting lists long. They suspect the State Government...
Groves fire sale as regulator pounces
Sydney Morning Herald - Vanda Carson and Daniel Hurst - June 26, 2009THE founder of ABC Learning, Eddy Groves, has sold two rural estates, and a third is on the market, triggering fears he is conducting a fire sale of his assets...
Groves' asset sale provokes watchdog freeze bid
The Age - Vanda Carson - June 25, 2009THE corporate regulator has moved to freeze the assets of ABC Learning Centres founder Eddy Groves, and seized his passport - indicating he may be considered...
Parents hit by $100 day care
Melbourne Herald Sun - Cheryl Critchley - June 22, 2009PARENTS will pay more than $100 a day at an exclusive Brighton childcare centre from July 1. But Bambini Early Learning Centre claims it is worth every cent...
ABC Learning's UK business sold - Receiver
The Australian - June 19, 2009THE receiver of ABC Learning Centres has sold the childcare group's UK arm for an undisclosed sum. ABC's UK business, called Busy Bees Group, was purchased by...
Swine flu to force unpaid leave
The Australian - Natasha Bita and Lauren Wilson - June 15, 2009With staff absences on the rise, the federal government has suggested businesses consider organising childcare for key workers, in their own home...
Babysitting ads puts girls at risk
Sunday Telegraph - June 14, 2009YOUNG girls looking for babysitting work on job websites are being preyed on by sleazy men seeking nude models or sexual favours...
Hong Kong primary schools in swine flu lockdown
ABC Online - Stephen McDonell - June 11, 2009Hong Kong has closed all primary schools, kindergartens and child care centres for two weeks in an attempt to control the spread of the AH1N1 swine flu virus...
New curriculum to let kids be kids, says Kate Ellis
The Australian - Patricia Karvelas - June 11, 2009NEW Childcare Minister Kate Ellis has promised to create a curriculum for four-year-olds that "allows kids to be kids", while ensuring they don't miss out...
Queensland Health closes third childcare centre because of swine flu
Courier Mail - Janelle Miles - June 10, 2009Queensland Health said the Centenary Child Care and Early Learning Centre at Mt Ommaney in Brisbane's west would close after a youngster tested positive for...
Ellis still on the rise
The Australian - Pia Akerman - June 08, 2009"Obviously childcare is such a central need for so many families across Australia, that making sure we've got the best solutions in place is really important."...
Rudd opts for new blood in reshuffle
The Age - Josh Gordon - June 7, 2009Minister for Sport Kate Ellis will also take on the freshly created ministry of Early Childhood Education, Child Care and Youth. Mr Rudd said the creation...
Centres not up to standard
Courier Mail - Paul Weston - June 07, 2009AT LEAST 67 childcare centres in Queensland have failed to meet national standards.They fell short of providing proper health and safety...
