Anglo-Australian multinational metals and mining company, Rio Tinto, has committed funding to support the Shire of Ashburton to develop a new “state-of-the-art childcare centre” in Tom Price, Western Australia.

In a move designed to bring more childcare services to the region, Wakefield Regional Council, servicing the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia, has backed plans for a centre in Snowtown Primary School with $15,000 funding.

Wimmera and Grampians kindergartens could be facing staff shortages and a lack of facilities to accommodate three-year-old kinder children expected to participate in early learning next year as a result of the Victorian Government investment of almost $5 billion over 10 years to provide access to two years of kindergarten programs, a local media source has reported.

Sesame Kids, an early childhood education and care (ECEC) centre in the Victorian town of Ballarat, is offering long day care services on Saturdays in response to demand from the local parent community, local news source The Ballarat Courier has reported.

KindyNow, the online marketing service best known for its early childhood education and care (ECEC) mobile booking app, has released its second issue of its new benchmarking report that focuses on providing insights into occupancy and booking trends from across the sector.