Child Care News
Respectful relationships and consent ‘should be taught at playgroup’
The Sydney Morning Herald - Wendy Tuohy - April 18, 2021Sex education experts have criticised the federal government’s new respectful relationships teaching resource for not introducing consent until year 10, as early childhood educators say the concept should be taught to toddlers. Playgroup Victoria chief executive Danny Schwarz is among ...
Eastern suburbs childcare slashed to $75 a day, helping families afford services post-coronavirus
The Daily Telegraph - Adella Beaini - April 18, 2021An eastern suburbs childcare centre has cut the cost of their services by nearly half in a bid to recover and survive the economic hit from the pandemic, while helping families afford to keep their children enrolled. Chrissanthy Tsigolis dropped her service prices to as low as $75 a day ...
Childcare overhaul and parental leave top the wish list for leading female economists
Brisbane Times - Jennifer Duke - April 17, 2021Top female economists are pushing the federal government to overhaul paid parental leave, provide more affordable childcare and consider gender inequality for every new policy introduced in a bid to ensure women don’t lose out in the nation’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Canberra childcare fraud case: Emma Morton pleads not guilty
The Daily Telegraph - Craig Dunlop - April 16, 2021A former Canberra childcare centre director accused of defrauding her not-for-profit centre of more than $350,000 has vowed to fight dozens of fraud charges. Emma Louise Morton, 46, of Campbell in the ACT, on Friday pleaded not guilty to 49 charges of obtaining benefit by deception....
Inside Australia's swankiest childcare centre - where toddlers dine on chef-prepared poke bowls, play on luxury timber climbing frames and enjoy soothing water features
Daily Mail Australia - Alice Murphy - April 16, 2021The extraordinarily luxurious features of Australia's swankiest childcare centre have been showcased in a series of videos. The four clips uploaded to TikTok lay bare the incredible facilities on offer at Harmony Learning, an upscale daycare chain that operates in 11 locations across ...
‘Love of a job can only go so far’: Why it’s time to fairly remunerate early childhood educators for the critical work they do
Women's Agenda - Frances Crimmins - April 15, 2021We have all heard the adage to ‘do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life’. It’s a nice sentiment, but the reality is that people should be appropriately compensated for their work, regardless of how much they enjoy it. Take, for example, the early childhood education and care ...
The sustainability of Neighbourhood House children drives community engagement
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 15, 2021The educator-led sustainability team of Neighborhood House in Victoria’s Albert Park has been a member of Seedlings, the City of Port Phillip’s early learning for sustainability program since 2013. Through this program they have continued to incorporate sustainability education...
St Leonards: HEI Schools plans Finland-style childcare centre in Sydney
The Daily Telegraph - David Barwell - April 15, 2021More than 100 of the north shore’s youngest citizens would be given a European start to their early education under plans for a new childcare centre based on Finland’s early schooling system. Childcare operator HEI Schools is planning to open its first NSW childcare centre...
Consent lessons: New Federal classes starting from kindergarten revealed
Herald Sun - Ben Graham - April 14, 2021The resources have been tailored to students’ ages, and schools can make their own decisions about which they use in their classrooms. Parents will also be able to access the site. The program starts with teaching the basic principles of respectful relationships in children as young as four and five in kindergarten...
NSW Department of Education shares a guide to managing allergic reactions in ECEC
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 14, 2021The New South Wales Regulatory Authority, the Department of Education, has prepared information for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services about managing allergic reactions in children. Allergic reactions can be classed as mild, moderate or severe. Severe allergic reactions...
New TAFE short course introduced
The Corowa Free Press - April 13, 2021Students will get a “taste test” of the booming childcare industry as part of a brand-new course at TAFE NSW Corowa. The Introduction to Early Childhood is a six-week short course is being offered fee-free under JobTrainer and aimed at giving locals an overview of the early childhood ...
Think Childcare appoints Tom Herring as new Chief Financial Officer
The Sector - Jason Roberts - April 13, 2021Think Childcare has confirmed that Tom Herring will be the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Group replacing Jenny Saliba, who has departed the Group after three years in the role. Mr Herring has extensive finance and leadership experience having held a range of managerial ...
Existing Approved Providers can still be required to sit/re-sit the fit and proper test, ACA NSW warns
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 13, 2021The New South Wales branch of the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) has issued a series of recommendations for Approved Providers after it learnt that the NSW Department of Education had contacted approved providers to provide lists of persons with management or control...
Existing Approved Providers can still be required to sit/re-sit the fit and proper test, ACA NSW warns
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 13, 2021The New South Wales branch of the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) has issued a series of recommendations for Approved Providers after it learnt that the NSW Department of Education had contacted approved providers to provide lists of persons with management or control. ACA NSW had previously issued clarification to its members around directors or partners of companies or partnerships who are not necessarily persons with management or control.
Prosecution for approved provider and nominated supervisor as child is left in bus
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 13, 2021A New South Wales early childhood education and care provider has recently been ordered to pay over $45,000 in penalties in relation to a February 2019 incident in which a two-year-old was left in a minibus for an extended period of time. The nominated supervisor of the service ...
