Child Care News
Fall and fall of Eddy Groves
Courier Mail - Liam Walsh - October 04, 2008But many of ABC's issues extend further back. Some were raised long ago, others are just emerging. They include disclosure, accounting and third-party dealings...
It's hard for families not to fall into the generation gap
Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Horin - October 4, 2008Increasingly, working families rely on grandparents to contribute to the child care. In some ways this has empowered grandparents, and alone with the...
Maternity leave is OK for some
The Australian - Angela Shanahan - October 04, 2008But a family expecting their first child with a combined income the same or higher than the large family will get the present childcare rebate and another...
Mummy wars are upon us
The Australian - Natasha Bita - October 04, 2008...being able to potentially provide child care on site: these sorts of things might be more attractive to employees rather than providing paid leave...
Tots tested on junk mail
Herald Sun - Karen Collier - October 03, 2008Shopping lists and junk mail and an emphasis on reading books may be used to assess children's development in child care and kindergarten...
Vicious circle for ABC staff as hours cut
The Australian - Nicky Trup and Anthony Klan - October 03, 2008But her love of the job is being sorely tested after her employer, ABC Learning - the world's biggest childcare operation - cut her work hours claiming falling enrolments...
Staffing group saved ABC 'a few million'
Courier Mail - Liam Walsh - October 03, 2008Mr Groves last year had ruled out running something like 123 Careers, saying: "We're not recruiters, we're childcare operators." But ABC this year reviewed...
Govt boosts early childhood education places
ABC Online - October 2, 2008The extra places will be available next year and another 1000 places will follow in 2010 and 2011. Education Minister Julia Gillard says the Government will...
CFK childcare slapped with trading suspension
The Australian - Rebecca Urban - October 2, 2008ABC LEARNING Centres isn't the only company in the childcare space that is struggling with life in the playground. CFK Childcare Centres was slapped with a trading suspension...
ABC told to front IRC over staff cuts
The Australian - Natasha Bita - October 2, 2008ABC Learning, the world's biggest childcare corporation, will be hauled before the Australian Industrial Relations Commission today over staffing cuts...
New boss takes the reins
Courier Mail - Liam Walsh - October 2, 2008ABC Learning Centres says the man replacing Eddy Groves could earn $1.6million running the struggling childcare group for a year...
ABC Learning facing ASIC questions
Sydney Morning Herald - Colin Kruger - October 2, 2008...looking at the massive discrepancy between ABC's forecast of a 15 per cent profit increase at the start of this year and the present expectations for a loss exceeding...
Unions seek baby bonus rise
The Canberra Times - Kate Hannon - October 2, 2008New stay-at-home mothers have found a friend in the ACTU, which plans to campaign for a higher baby bonus payment so they do not miss out...
Children are in good hands
Courier Mail - Tony Wellington - October 02, 2008researchers concluded that children who are put into child care appear to end up better equipped to socialise with others, resulting in improved emotional wellbeing...
Kids thrive on parental care
Melbourne Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - October 01, 2008YOUNG children and babies looked after by their parents at home are healthier than those in childcare, a report shows. But kids who stay at home with mum or dad...
