The Australian Government has highlighted a package of financial and workforce support for Australia’s In Home Care program, recognising its critical role for families unable to access other forms of early childhood education and care.
Early childhood providers can track enquiries, tour bookings and enrolment outcomes. What happens during the tour itself, however, has traditionally been much harder to see.
The Australian Parliament has passed legislation extending funding for the 15 per cent wage increase for eligible early childhood education and care workers while introducing stronger safety conditions for participating services.
The Australian Government has released an exposure draft of the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026, proposing a new legal framework to place greater responsibility on online service providers to prevent foreseeable harm.
The NSW Early Learning Commission’s enforcement register for April to June 2026 provides the early childhood education and care sector with an opportunity to reflect on the systems that support children’s safety, wellbeing and participation.
Aligned with National Child Protection Week, Montessori Academy is turning conversation into action through a new organisation-wide partnership with Safe4Kids, strengthening protective education for children, educators and families across over 70 early learning services.
Communities at Work will formally mark the reopening of Garran Early Learning and Intervention Centre (ELIC) this week, welcoming Canberra children and families back to a valued early learning and intervention service.
A new 60-place early childhood education and care service in Darwin and a commitment to establish a service in Tennant Creek will expand early learning access for Northern Territory families.
Every early learning service has people who know how things really work.
Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry confirms need for accredited training and national safeguards for children with type 1 diabetes in early childhood education and care
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