6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1045+ words) New guidance on the design of education and care service premises is available to help approved providers, architects, developers and other stakeholders create environments that facilitate effective supervision and support child safety. Facilitating Supervision and Child Safety through Building Design…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1217+ words) The Coalition is developing an alternative approach to the Albanese Government's longer-term ambition for universal early childhood education and care (ECEC), with Mr Taylor signalling that expanding childcare choice will be a priority under his leadership. In recent comments reported…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (932+ words) Stories like these have sadly become a regular feature of the news cycle. And have once again raised questions about safety and public confidence in the early childhood sector. Over the past year, we have seen multiple responses from governments…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1160+ words) That's one of the key findings from a new report from the Centre for Policy Development (CPD), which is calling for greater attention to child and family health as Australia progresses a significant period of early childhood reform. Healthy Starts:…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (745+ words) There is no doubting it can be seen as a complex sector as it is made up of public, private and not-for-profit providers/owners. What is probably less understood is that 79 per cent of government-approved early learning service providers in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (789+ words) The Albanese Government has introduced legislation to provide a further $3.6 billion for the 15 per cent early childhood educator pay rise and put safety requirements attached to the funding into law. The legislation will amend the Wage Justice for Early Childhood…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (822+ words) The NSW Government has announced reforms to early learning funding for long day care (LDC) services from 1 January 2027, describing the changes as designed to deliver greater “fairness, consistency and stability”. Under the reforms, the existing Start Strong for Long Day Care…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1258+ words) A new report from Victoria University's Mitchell Institute, The price of a place: Instability, risk and the hidden cost of Australia's early childhood education and care system, examines how Australia's approach to expanding early childhood education and care has reshaped…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (582+ words) FDCA CEO Andrew Paterson said family day care is playing an important role in improving access to care, particularly in areas where traditional centres are limited or not viable. “Family day care is a great option for many families. Its…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (526+ words) Childcare Concepts Director Hilary Knights said she is increasingly being asked whether the childcare transaction market has gone quiet. Her response is unequivocal. "The market hasn't cooled, it's simply become more sophisticated," Ms Knights said. Rather than signalling a decline…...