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$20 a day care at the heart of efforts to bring women into the workforce
Diversified resources company Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) is keen to attract more women to its workforce, undertaking a variety of initiatives such as starting its own airline, and offering $20 a day early childhood education and care (ECEC) to ensure employment with MinRes is more accessible.
2024-05-15 10:11:22
by Freya Lucas
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Manna Gum Family and Children’s Centre
Children and educators at Manna Gum Family and Children’s Centre, in Victoria’s Gisborne, are enjoying their outdoor learning all the more following a $360,000 grant from the Victorian Government.
2024-05-15 10:06:59
by Freya Lucas
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Armidale Regional Council to ‘test the market’ for private ECEC providers
Armidale Regional Council (ARC) agreed to ‘test the private market’ to get a sense of the appetite for an early childhood education and care (ECEC) provider to take over operation of the Guyra Preschool and Long Day Care facility during its April meeting.
2024-05-14 08:40:31
by Freya Lucas
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G8 releases upbeat AGM statement highlighting progress on multiple fronts
G8 Education has released a positive strategy and trading update as part of its Annual General Meeting proceedings with a confirmation that the Group continues to make progress across multiple fronts.
2024-05-07 15:11:53
by Jason Roberts
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Casey Council calls the kindergarten infrastructure gap ‘financially unviable’
Victoria’s Casey Council has raised concerns about the financial impact of the Victorian Government’s Best Start, Best Life reforms on local councils, calling for a new service model that would only build kindergarten infrastructure for population growth, not the full demand required under the Government’s Free Kinder reforms.
2024-05-07 09:41:34
by Freya Lucas
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Budget 2024 references ECEC wage increases but actual financial commitment deferred
2024-05-14 21:15:37
by Jason Roberts
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ECEC sector awaits Budget 2024 outcomes on wages as Treasurer stokes expectations
2024-05-12 16:11:37
by Jason Roberts
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Link between risky outdoor play and STEM established in new research paper
2024-05-13 11:58:16
by Freya Lucas