Different ownership models have different implications and responsibilities. They also have a common purpose that should motivate the sector to work together.
Families want answers, support and to be listened to and followed up with. Providers need to be prepared to deliver that response.
Tasmanian not-for-profit provider Thrive is calling for targeted changes to the fee cap attached to the Worker Retention Payment, saying rural services need greater flexibility to remain sustainable while protecting educator wages and family access.
Current providers need to accept their extension and obtain departmental approval of an updated workplace instrument. A separate safety condition begins in July 202
The Sector, Australia’s largest online early childhood education and care news platform, has launched its 2027 event schedule with four events planned across four cities evenly spaced across the year.
