Child Care News
Childcare worker laughed as she tied up disabled boy, court hears
Herald Sun - Steve Zemek - April 28, 2021A teacher at a Sydney childcare centre allegedly laughed as she bound a disabled child with duct tape, a court has heard. Jennifer Helen Wood will now face a hearing after she failed in her bid on Wednesday to have charges against her dealt with on mental health grounds...
Upping the budget ante on childcare
Financial Review - Jennifer Hewett - April 28, 2021Frydenberg’s early equivalent of an Australian families plan was heavily focused on new spending on aged care and mental health in a budget supposed to hold the bottom line relatively steady after the massive increase in deficit spending last year to counter the impact of the pandemic...
How economists will ride the data rollercoaster
Financial Review - Matthew Cranston - April 28, 2021Annual headline CPI inflation turned negative in mid-2020 because the government made childcare free and whacked a moratorium on evictions, which lowered rents. As that June 2020 quarter of rent abatement and free childcare is replaced with this year’s June quarter...
Year 12 student reads her published children's book to her old kindergarten
The Courier - Rochelle Kirkham - April 28, 2021Year 12 Loreto College student Chloe had always dreamed of becoming a writer, but never thought an inquiry with a Ballarat publisher about the process would result in becoming a published author. Chloe visited Ballarat Fidelity Club Kindergarten, where she attended 13 years ago...
Children explore outdoors at Tall Tree Early Learning
Wanneroo Times - April 28, 2021A CHILDCARE service offering “wild” outdoor childhood experiences recently opened in Banksia Grove. Tall Tree Early Learning was built on a 5000sqm semi-rural property and designed to have a rustic feel to complement its bush surroundings. It employs 12 early childhood educators...
Morrison Government challenged to deliver a budget for women
7News.com.au - Matt Coughlan - April 27, 2021Unions want free universal child care, an expanded 26-week paid parental leave scheme, 10 days paid domestic violence leave and full implementation of the 55 Respect at Work report’s recommendations. The Business Council of Australia has backed increasing paid parental leave...
How fixing the ‘broken’ childcare system would lift the economy by $5bn
Nestegg - Cameron Micallef - April 27, 2021The Business Council of Australia said that the COVID-19-induced border closures has left population growth at its slowest rate since World War I with it now being critical to lift female participation and homegrown talent. “A women’s budget is not just about fixing the cultural problems...
New Australian study uses multi-trajectory modelling to examine early childhood weight
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 27, 2021A new Australian study, conducted by Deakin University, has revealed that changes in lifestyle patterns are linked with changes in body mass index (BMI) in early childhood. The study found that maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, maternal dietary patterns and television viewing time...
Two childcare centre plans proposed for Campbelltown angers locals
Adelaide Now - Ben Cameron - April 27, 2021Multiple plans for two-storey childcare centres - including one on top of the Newton Village shopping centre – have angered more than 30 local residents. The shopping centre plan is one of two applications lodged with Campbelltown Council’s assessment panel that....
Ausbuild hope to build a 142-place childcare centre as part of its Warner Rd development
The Courier Mail - Erin Smith, Pine Rivers Press - April 27, 2021Ausbuild have now lodged an application seeking approval to build a child care centre as part of the estate. The daycare at 54 Warner Rd, is proposed to cater for 142 children. If approved the centre will have a floor area of 888.5m sq and 49 carparks. The application, lodged with council...
Five ways to make this year’s federal budget more female-friendly
The Guardian - Paul Karp and Sarah Martin - April 27, 20213. Reintroduce free or low-cost universal childcare: O’Neil notes that during the pandemic Australian families briefly enjoyed free childcare. But a return to the old subsidy model led the Australia Institute to argue that childcare fees often lead to women opting out of paid work ...
Reducing Australia’s childcare costs is imperative - but not all policies are equal
The Guardian - Danielle Wood and Tom Crowley - April 26, 2021Opinion Childcare Australia: The federal government is hinting that more money might be on the table for childcare, either in the budget or later in the year. This is perhaps the first sign that the government is taking its pivot on women’s economic security seriously. Cheaper childcare...
The facts on compulsory coronavirus vaccination in the workplace
Spectator Australia - Rocco Loiacono - April 27, 2021Last week the Nine newspapers reported a Fair Work Commission decision to uphold the right of an employer, in this case major childcare provider Goodstart Early Learning, to fire a staff member, Bou-Jamie Barber, who refused to take the flu vaccine. The headline suggested that this was...
Budget must focus on women, says ACTU
The Australian - Patrick Commins - April 26, 2021ACTU president Michele O’Neil will say the May 11 budget must focus on “delivering a budget for women”, and demanded the Morrison government do more to assist the losers in a post-pandemic recovery which “has not been a shared or inclusive one”. At a speech at the National Press Club...
Business Council of Australia urges federal government to improve childcare and paid parental leave for families
Women's Agenda - Madeline Hislop - April 26, 2021Organisations including the Business Council of Australia and Chief Executive Women are calling on the federal government to use the upcoming budget as an opportunity to improve childcare and paid parental leave for families. The suggestions, put forward by the Business ...
