ACA NSW announces new committee for 2024/2025

The New South Wales branch of the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA NSW) has announced the appointment of its Executive Committee for 2024/2025 following its Annual General Meeting, held 28 October 2024.

1. President - Lynette Connolly 
2. Vice-President - Nicole Upfold 
3. Treasurer - Mark Wharton
4. Secretary - Eleni Wilson
5. Committee Member - Donus Demir
6. Committee Member  - Renae Donovan
7. Committee Member - Adrian Pattra-McLean
8. Committee Member  - Diane Saba
9. Committee Member  - Joan Stone
10. Committee Member  - Rita Totino
11. Committee Member  - Nate Wang

• the Worker Retention Payments and Supported Bargaining Process, the spectrum of sector views, plus ACA NSW's and ACA National Committee's communiques to ACA NSW members since June 2023

• the regulators and their Authorised Officers as well as their conduct with services

• the current and future governments as well as ACA references in Hansard

• the CCMS platforms and Starting Blocks website

• the Start Strong funding's potentially new reconciliation/acquittal process(es)/format(s) and the need for CCMS platforms to be ready for such changes

• the Assessment & Ratings process and its ability/inability to truly reflect quality

• the breaches and non-compliances, ACECQA's internal review of reviewable decision as well as the NSW Civil Administrative Tribunal

• the continuing labour shortages

• the services' level of engagement as well as fatigue

• the 100+50 vs 500 preschools on school grounds

• the possible versions of "Universal Childcare" in the future

• the level of information and engagement provided online (for free) vs why be an ACA NSW member

• the ACA NSW member engagements and communications, for example the Members-Only meetings, the Inner Circle meetings, the ACA NSW team, and ACA NSW's social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok)

• the ACA National Committee