LATEST POSTS
Quality
Provider
Marketplace
Workforce
From vetting to visibility: How QuickCare is reshaping ECEC staffing
Child safety sits at the heart of Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. Every decision from program design to daily routines, must uphold the principle that children are safe, supported and thriving. When it comes to workforce and staffing, this commitment extends beyond ratios and rostering. It begins with who is employed, how they are vetted and the systems in place to monitor workforce information.
2025-09-02 10:56:40
by Fiona Alston
Events News
Marketplace
Quality
Step4 opens new Melbourne showroom showcasing early learning environments
Australian-owned supplier Step4 will be opening a new showroom in Melbourne, positioning the space as a destination for early learning environments that combine functionality, creativity and a sense of home.
2025-09-02 09:01:27
by Fiona Alston
Marketplace
Practice
Provider
Quality
Workforce
Finding the right partner: How Choklits Child Care and Kindergarten chose Storypark as their all-in-one solution
Choklits Child Care and Kindergarten recently consolidated platforms with Storypark to streamline operations across three Victorian centres, while also gaining sector-leading family engagement tools. Their experience offers valuable insights for other early childhood education and care (ECEC) services navigating digital transformation and modernising their operations.
2025-08-26 09:11:24
by Fiona Alston
Quality
Marketplace
Practice
Provider
Research
Tiny Souls Media launches in Australia, setting a new benchmark for early childhood wellbeing
A groundbreaking resource platform is transforming the way Australian early learning services approach children’s emotional development. Tiny Souls Media has officially launched nationwide, delivering an engaging, research-backed program designed to build skills that can contribute to emotional intelligence, well-being and safety, among other outcomes in children aged 2–5.
2025-08-19 08:30:22
by Fiona Alston
Marketplace
Practice
Quality
Provider
Research
The superpower of playful learning
Play is sometimes framed as less important than more formal approaches to learning. It's an idea that sits alongside the unhelpful notion that real learning begins once children transition to school. Research on brain development and how young children learn emphasises that play is a highly effective method of learning in the first five years. Play is a superpower. It affords a transformative influence on children’s learning, development and wellbeing in their formative years.
2025-08-12 08:00:40
by Fiona Alston
Load More
Popular
Provider
Workforce
Quality
Goodstart honours outgoing Chief Children’s Officer, announces new appointee
2025-09-01 09:03:04
by Fiona Alston
Policy
Quality
Practice
Provider
NQF child safety changes now in effect: 1 September 2025
2025-09-01 06:55:33
by Fiona Alston
Policy
Workforce
Practice
Provider
Quality
National reforms to child safety in early learning: A message from Minister Jess Walsh
2025-08-28 06:36:43
by Fiona Alston
