Child Care News
Little Wonders Childcare Centre in Estella gets council approval to open on Saturdays
The Daily Advertiser - Catie McLeod - May 25, 2021Wagga councillors have given the green light to Saturday operating hours at a new childcare centre after a spirited debate at their meeting last night...
South Hurstville childcare centre application in NSW Land and Environment Court
The Leader - Merryn Porter - May 24, 2021The fight to stop a childcare centre being built at South Hurstville after it was deemed 'incompatible' with the surrounding residential area will go to the NSW Land and Environment Court this week. A development application for demolition works and the construction of a childcare ...
Three generations learning and growing at Koala Childcare and Early Learning
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 24, 2021Melissa Hansford, an educator at Warrnambool’s Koala Childcare and Early Learning Centre, is in the enviable position of having her daughter, Rubie Ross, and her mother, Carol Hansford, to keep her company when she comes to work each day. Ms Hansford, who has been ...
Women consider leaving workforce as report reveals pandemic’s toll
The Courier Mail - Felicity Ripper - May 24, 2021Higher workloads and household responsibilities during the pandemic are driving deep dissatisfaction among many women in the workforce, according to a new report released today. The Deloitte research found that increased responsibilities were having a significant impact ...
Do women really want longer working hours?
Spectator Australia - Rachael Wong - May 24, 2021Parents of small children are all too familiar with the competing demands of family, child care and work. Each family finds its own way to negotiate the demands of career planning, the care of children, work commitments and work hours. The high cost of childcare, particularly if ...
Childcare gastro outbreaks almost triple
RiotACT - Dominic Giannini - May 23, 2021Gastroenteritis outbreaks in childcare centres have almost tripled in the last year, prompting ACT Health to warn Canberrans about health complacency. ACT Health was made aware of 57 gastro outbreaks in the first four months of this year, a considerable jump compared to ...
Top End parents cop higher childcare fees hike than national average
NT News - Sarah Matthews - May 23, 2021Top End parents and carers have been whacked with an increase in childcare fees far higher than the national average over the last year, according to new figures. New data released by the federal Department of Education show childcare fees have jumped by as much as 5.9 per cent ...
Childcare proposed for former Mullaloo Squash Centre
Perth Now - Tyler Brown, Joondalup Times - May 22, 2021Plans for a childcare centre at the former Mullaloo Squash Centre are out for public comment. The single-storey centre, proposed for 25 Koorana Road, would cater for a maximum of 94 children and 17 employees, with three play spaces to the north, east and west, and operate ...
Redesigning childcare for families working outside a 9-5 schedule
ABC Radio - May 21, 2021Childcare hours are convenient for people on a 9am-5pm schedule, but that’s not how many families live and work. Shift workers, part-timers, staff on rotating rosters or who travel for work have trouble accessing childcare, so could subsidies for nannies or penalty rates for after-hours ...
Early Years Management receive welcome boost in Victorian 2021/22 Budget
The Sector - Jason Roberts - May 21, 2021Early Years Management (EYM) organisations across Victoria will receive a boost in funding to help support the delivery of services across their community kindergarten networks thanks to a commitment in the Victorian 2021/22 Budget. Around $31.2 million of additional support ...
Sunshine Coast childcare spaces to be boosted by Caloundra South proposal from Evolution Early Learning
The Chronicle - Scott Sawyer - May 21, 2021A new childcare centre catering to more than 300 children has been proposed for one of the fastest-growing parts of the Sunshine Coast. A code-assessable development application was lodged this week with Sunshine Coast Council for a new childcare centre ...
Brisbane families copping highest childcare fees in Queensland
The Courier Mail - Matthew Killoran - May 21, 2021Inner Brisbane, Nathan and Yeronga are copping the highest child care fees in the state, while Queensland faced higher price increases than the national average. Some places faced fee increases of more than $500 over 2020, before subsidies, despite cost freezes during the height of COVID...
Childcare costs increased in Tasmania in 2020 despite COVID shutdown
The Mercury - Claire Bickers - May 21, 2021Childcare costs jumped 3.2 per cent in Tasmania during 2020 despite no fees being charged for three months. Devonport had the biggest increase in childcare fees the state at 6.5%, followed by Hobart’s south west at 5.7%, and Launceston at 4.1%. The average hourly cost of centre-based...
Spike in childcare sickness could be linked to parents' complacency, expert says
The Canberra Times - Cassandra Morgan - May 21, 2021Coronavirus made Canberrans hyper-vigilant about hand hygiene and restricting their families' movements, but an expert says a spike in some children's infections might be down to complacency after restrictions eased.
Childcare centre will enjoy new life as community services hub for vulnerable families
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 20, 2021Work has begun on the $1.2 million Wallan Community Services Hub which will provide access to community services and programs with a focus on early intervention and prevention in a space once occupied by a childcare centre. Located at 42/80 Bentinck Street, Wallan, the space ...
