Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has asked the NSW Government to explain how preschool funding changes will affect regional and rural community preschools. She lodged a question on notice in the Legislative Assembly on 10 November, seeking financial modelling, consultation details and safeguards for services facing reductions.
For Karen Wright, Director of Thrive Outside School Hours Care (Thrive OSHC) and founder of Thrive Training and Education, supporting educators to grow, develop and reach their potential has always been central to her commitment to the education and care sector.
Guardian Childcare & Education will begin moving its exclusive To BE Me learning program onto a new Guardian Family Hub app in late November, with the transition scheduled for completion by March 2027.
Teachers and educators have completed more than 1,000 assessments across 236 services nationally as part of the Preschool Outcomes Measure pilot. The educator's feedback is helping refine the national tool, including how easily it can be used and how it supports planning for children’s learning. This feedback is vital and is progressive in ensuring that the tool being developed is being built within the early childhood and educational programs and with qualified and experienced educators across various states, regional and metropolitan areas.
Today is Directors Day, we’re taking a moment to recognise you, the person others turn to when they need an answer, support or a decision.
Uplyft says its Mount Barker and Katanning early learning centres will close by the end of December 2026, while it works towards transitioning its Kojonup service to another provider in the first half of 2027.
Australia has signed the Children First Declaration, which identifies quality early childhood education as a priority for improving children’s wellbeing.
When considering introducing local First Nations language into your early learning program, knowing where to begin can feel uncertain. Community Early Learning Australia’s (CELA) guidance explores how educators can approach this respectfully, starting with relationships, permission and advice from the community whose language they hope to share.
Teachers are being prepared to enter the teaching profession however they may not be being adequately prepared to stay in the profession. A new report by the University of Melbourne highlights that teachers’ well-being is one of the biggest factors influencing their staying power. However, it is not currently being taught as a part of teacher training programs. Future teachers are expected to manage increasingly complex classrooms, student mental health, family relationships and increased workloads without many opportunities to learn how to maintain their own well-being.
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