Child Care News
Sustainability with a showbiz twist on display for Hunter Region early learners
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 8, 2021Young children in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales are enjoying learning about the value of every drop of water, and how to be sustainable via a series of colourful workshops from Jollybops Science, coordinated by Hunter Water. The ‘Let’s Love Water’ program ...
Without affordable ECEC, Australia cannot economically recover, CEW says
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 8, 2021Making early childhood education and care (ECEC) more affordable is “the single best policy lever” to increase female workforce participation, and get Australia back on track economically, advocacy group Chief Executive Women (CEW) has outlined. CEW has a ‘mutual passion’ to negotiate...
Fixing childcare would be a start on PM’s women problem
Sydney Morning Herald - Jessica Irvine - April 7, 2021If Scott Morrison is serious about both boosting jobs and helping women in this upcoming budget, it’s obvious what he should do: make childcare free. Or, at least, increase subsidies to such an extent that it is effectively free for the vast bulk of working parents. Morrison faced criticism...
Annastacia Palaszczuk calls for national women's summit to discuss issues of gender inequality
9News.com.au - Chanel Zagon - April 7, 2021Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called for a national women's summit to examine a multitude of inequalities faced by Australian women. Ms Palaszczuk plans to write to Prime Minister Scott Morrison today, requesting him and other state leaders to back the proposal...
Edgewater childcare centre partners with gym for early learners
Perth Now - Joondalup Times - April 7, 2021Youngers are learning benefits of staying active through a childcare centre’s partnership with a gym. Kindy-aged children at Keiki Early Learning’s Edgewater centre started an eight-week program of excursions to their neighbouring gym in March. The Keiki PlayFit partnership ...
Think Childcare (ASX:TNK) share price rockets 33% on latest takeover bid
The Motley Fool - Marc Sidarous - April 6, 2021The Think Childcare Ltd (ASX: TNK) share price is surging 33% today. The astronomical sum comes after the company received a revised offer from Busy Bees Early Learning Pty Ltd for a takeover. At the time of writing, the Think share price is trading at $3.06 – up 32.47%...
Shire closes door on family day care
Mornington Peninsula News - Keith Platt - April 6, 2021Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has decided to stop providing family day care on the peninsula and in the Frankston area. The shire says “a steady decline in the service” has over the past five years coincided with the rising number of family day care providers in the market...
SA Regulatory Authority issues advice on head injuries – when should educators worry?
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 6, 2021The Education Standards Board (ESB), South Australia’s Regulatory Authority, has recently issued advice for early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators about head injuries, and some signs which indicate that the injuries require further attention. With children ...
Innovative architecture design will blend Kindergarten into Australian first project
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 6, 2021The Glenroy Community Hub, designed by architecture firm Designinc, could become the first community centre in Australia to achieve both Passive House and Living Building Challenge “Petal” certification. Comprising a library, the Glenroy Memorial Kindergarten, maternal and ...
Australia’s #1 property marketplace and leading childcare search platform join forces
Realestate.com.au - Media Release - April 1, 2021Families searching for their next home can now find childcare information on realestate.com.au listings thanks to a partnership between REA Group and leading childcare search platform, Toddle. The partnership has delivered a feature which shows the distance between a ...
Busy Bees back with $3.20 Think Childcare offer
Financial Review - Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd - April 6, 2021The bidding war between Busy Bees Early Learning and Alceon Private Equity for ASX-listed Think Childcare Group looks to have come to an end. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan-backed Busy Bees lobbed a $3.20 a share offer over the weekend, and Alceon has agreed to sell ...
Details of new childcare centre with capacity for 119 children at Breezes Muirhead revealed
NT News - April6, 2021Northern suburbs residents will have access to a new childcare centre catering for up to 119 children as part of the planned Breezes development in Muirhead, pending a successful development application. According to the application, the single storey facility will have a maximum of ...
‘Pink budget’ can correct super’s gender inequity, says Aware’s Deanne Stewart
Mercury - Glenda Korporaal, The Australian Business Network - April 5, 2021The chief executive of the $140bn Aware Super fund, Deanne Stewart, has called on the federal government to deliver a “pink budget” in May which would deliver more economic benefits for women including a better deal on superannuation and more affordable childcare.
FNQ families warned to be on the alert for Hand, Foot and Mouth disease as cases spike
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 5, 2021Families and early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers in Far North Queensland have been warned to remain on the alert for symptoms of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD) in young children after dozens of cases were identified by public health officials in recent months.
Eligible Orange families now able to claim CCS for Occasional Care
The Sector - Freya Lucas - April 5, 2021The Occasional Care Cottage in Kite Street is a community-based, not-for-profit centre within Orange City Council’s Children’s Services network, and offers a flexible childcare service which families can use in an emergency, short-term or on a temporary basis for children aged between ...
