Montessori Academy has entered into an agreement to acquire nine Edge Early Learning services across Queensland and South Australia, as administrators confirm 11 other centres will close after failing to secure buyers.
Educators, service leaders and training professionals across Australia are invited to contribute their experience to the TAFE SA Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care, with expressions of interest open until January 2027.
Fourteen new public preschools are opening across NSW during Term 4, giving more than 1,000 additional children access to fee-free early learning.
Eligible early learning services in NSW can apply for up to $7,500 to support four-year-old health checks and developmental support. Applications close on 8 November 2026.
Family day care educators are highly qualified early childhood professionals who say they are being overlooked and undervalued within Australia’s early childhood sector, new research from Deakin University has found.
A Productivity Commission submission revisits how staffing, sustainable funding and different service models can improve early learning access in rural, regional and remote communities.
Australian research has distinguished flexibility that gives workers choice and security from arrangements that shift risk to employees. It offers ECEC providers a framework for reviewing rosters, hours and career pathways, although the study did not analyse the sector separately.
The Australian Childcare Alliance NSW (ACA NSW) has again escalated its challenge to the state’s early childhood regulatory body in the wake of substantial increases in annual service fees announced earlier in 2026 which fall due on the 15 November 2026.
Meeting in Meanjin/Brisbane focuses on Closing the Gap, First Nations education policy and shared decision-making in national ECEC reform.
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