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SNAICC welcomes Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, calls for more support
SNAICC, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, has welcomed the National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy while also calling on governments for a greater commitment to Aboriginal-led solutions for First Nations children and families.
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by Freya Lucas
Policy/Practice
More space needed for children’s voices in climate policy conversations, UNICEF says
Children are being held back from having genuine engagement in climate policy and processes, despite being the generation that will have the most to lose, according to a coalition of Australia’s leading child-focussed humanitarian organisations.
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by Freya Lucas
Policy/Practice
ELACCA welcomes ACECQA’s ten year roadmap to a strong respected ECEC workforce
The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) has welcomed the release of the new National Workforce Strategy for the early learning and care sector.
4 days
by Freya Lucas
Policy/Practice
Quality
AEU says Shaping our Future report highlights the need to boost TAFE investment
The recently released Shaping Our Future; A ten-year strategy to ensure a sustainable, high-quality children’s education and care workforce 2022–2031 report highlights the critical need for greater investment in TAFE, the Australian Education Union (AEU) has said.
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by Freya Lucas
Policy/Practice
COVID-19
Vic services warn families that gap waivers can’t continue indefinitely as hotspots close
Parents using early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in Melbourne could soon return to paying full fees for services from 15 October, despite lockdown restrictions continuing, which prevent many children from attending.
6 days
by Freya Lucas
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New ECEC loyalty program could be the secret ingredient to retaining enrolled families
1 week ago
by Freya Lucas
Economics
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Government brings forward planned CCS affordability changes to March 2022
1 week ago
by Jason Roberts
Quality
New best practice guidelines released to protect children with severe allergies in ECEC
2 weeks ago
by Freya Lucas
