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New report challenges Productivity Commission assumptions around fixed price ECEC impact
A new report has challenged assumptions used by the Productivity Commission (PC) in its report into the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector about the impact that a shift to a fixed price model would have on demand and workforce participation.
2024-11-27 07:32:50
by Jason Roberts
Quality
Provider
Economics
VIC comfortably leads national quality ratings with 95% meeting or exceeding NQF
Victoria continues to lead national National Quality Standard (NQS) ratings with 95 per cent of all services assessed as meeting or exceeding the standards according to the latest NQF Snapshot released by ACECQA.
2024-11-18 02:07:14
by Jason Roberts
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Economics
Embark Education confirms strong half year 2024 results and further acquisitions
Embark Education Group, the ASX listed early childhood education and care (ECEC) provider previously known as Evolve Education, has released its Half Year 2024 results confirming strong operational and financial performance in the period coupled with the anticipated settlement of a further seven acquisitions.
2024-08-27 10:04:44
by Jason Roberts
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Economics
G8 Education reports solid progress towards strategic goals but results clouded by softening demand
G8 Education has reported its half year 2024 results in which a solid financial performance and progress towards meeting strategic objectives has been outweighed by a confirmation of lower enquiry rates that are feeding through to subdued occupancy growth.
2024-08-23 00:37:07
by Jason Roberts
Economics
Quality
Research
Two years later more than 24 per cent of Australia is still in an ECEC desert
In March 2022 Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute published the first publicly released nationwide examination of early childhood education and care (ECEC) supply and demand, in a landmark report which became a key tool to explore the core issue of ethics of access and the availability of care.
2024-08-21 09:11:33
by Freya Lucas
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Using artificial intelligence – a call for caution
2024-12-12 07:35:59
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Newly established Children’s Voices Centre aims to champion children’s rights
2024-12-18 09:03:28
by Freya Lucas
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ACER report gives ‘a confronting analysis’ of educator wellbeing
2024-12-13 03:02:20
by Freya Lucas
