The NSW Liberals and Nationals have committed to returning funding for the Start Strong program for community preschools, plus funding for preschool programs for approved long day care services if elected.
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.
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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.
ASX listed early childhood education and care provider (ECEC) G8 Education has received a non-binding, indicative proposal from Australian private equity firm Majority Capital Partners in a deal that values the business at around $196 million.
The Victorian Liberals and Nationals would maintain Free Kinder and review the early learning sector focusing on funding, regulation, compliance, infrastructure, capacity and workforce if elected, Shadow Minister for Education Brad Rowswell told a sector forum.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned there is a growing gap when it comes to funding for early learning globally.