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LDC enrolments back to pre COVID levels, OSHC lagging says latest DESE report
The total number of children attending long day care (LDC) services in the three months ended December 2021 has rebounded back to levels seen just prior to COVID-19, however outside school hours care (OSHC) attendance remains significantly lower according to the latest release of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment’s (DESE) Child Care in Australia report.
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by Jason Roberts
Economics
Policy/Practice
Funded three year old kinder now open to Victorian families for 2022
Member for Northcote, Kat Theophanous, and Victorian Minister for Early Childhood Ingrid Stitt visited Annie Dennis Children’s Centre in Northcote yesterday to mark the opening of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten enrolments for 2022.
3 months
by Freya Lucas
Economics
Residents of Crystal Brook say struggling for ECEC options is hampering town economy
Residents of Crystal Brook, a small farming community in regional South Australia, a couple of hours' north of Adelaide, say that the lack of early childhood education and care (ECEC) options in the town is limiting the town’s growth, and making it less appealing for existing and prospective residents.
3 months
by Freya Lucas
Economics
Policy/Practice
Resources for Regions program to provide ECEC services in mining communities
Work to deliver $50 million worth of projects and programs that improve the lives of people in mining communities, including through the creation of early childhood education and care (ECEC) facilities across regional NSW will soon get underway, via round seven of the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions program.
8 months
by Freya Lucas
Economics
Policy/Practice
House Standing Committee tables report championing early years for remote places
The House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training tabled the report of its inquiry into the education of students in remote and complex environments yesterday, making three recommendations about early childhood education and care (ECEC).
9 months
by Freya Lucas
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New OSHC videos created to inspire environments, partnerships and program planning
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by Freya Lucas
COVID-19
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DESE issues clear guidance for NSW ECEC services affected by COVID-19 lockdown
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by Freya Lucas
Workplace
ACECQA shares findings from National Workforce Strategy Survey as recruiting challenges persist
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by Freya Lucas
