ACECQA’s latest figures show a modest improvement from a year ago, while the national share of services rated Meeting the National Quality Standard (NQS) or higher remained at 92% over the past quarter.
For Sparrow Early Learning, finding a childcare management system (CCMS) that could support their scale and ambitions was never going to be a decision made lightly. Sparrow needed a partner it could trust to operate at its scale for years to come, a structured migration plan, and support that protected educators, operational teams and, most importantly, children and families.
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The NSW Early Learning Commission has suspended the service approval of Kidscape Early Learning Centre Albury for six months, citing ongoing non-compliance and significant risks to children’s safety.
With changes to the National Law earlier this year making children’s safety, rights and best interests the paramount consideration in the operation and delivery of education and care services, the early childhood sector has entered an important new phase in strengthening child safety.
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) organisations across Western Australia can now apply for grants of between $20,000 and $200,000 as part of a new $3.6 million funding round aimed at strengthening preschool participation, quality and children's transition to school.
UBS Group AG and its related bodies corporate have ceased to be a substantial shareholder in G8 Education Limited (ASX: GEM), marking the latest movement in institutional ownership of one of Australia’s largest listed early childhood education and care providers.