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A national approach is needed to protect children from COVID-19 when returning to ECEC
Analysis from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has outlined the case for broad mitigation measures needed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in early learning settings and schools as Australia enters the next phase of lifting restrictions and ‘living with COVID-19’.
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by Freya Lucas
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$93 million allocated to extend hundreds of First Nations education programs
Over 220 organisations have welcomed the investment of more than $93 million by the Federal Government to extend a range of First Nations programs across early childhood, schooling, vocational education and training, and safety and wellbeing projects.
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by Freya Lucas
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SA Labor party makes pre-election pitch for royal commission into early learning
The South Australian Labor Party has made major pre-election promises in relation to early childhood education and care (ECEC), pledging to make preschool available for all three-year-olds, and to conduct a Royal Commission into early learning.
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by Freya Lucas
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WA the latest state to mandate vaccination for ECEC employees, with Jan 2022 deadline
Western Australia is the latest state to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for certain employee groups, including early childhood education and care (ECEC).
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by Freya Lucas
Policy/Practice
Children’s Week begins next week - how will you acknowledge it?
Children’s Week 2021 will be held between 23 October and 31 October 2021, with a theme based on UNCRC Article 15 - Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others.
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by Freya Lucas
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Bound for burnout: Early childhood educators are swimming against a gendered, micromanaged tide
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by Freya Lucas
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Macquarie University to develop new Faculty Research Centre for high-quality ECEC
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by Freya Lucas
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If I catch COVID-19 at work what are my rights? A law expert explains
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by Freya Lucas
