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Greater Sydney council-run services losing “hundreds of thousands of dollars a week” as lockdown bites
Council-run early childhood education and care (ECEC) services across Greater Sydney have called on the NSW Government to ensure they will not be left out of COVID-19 funding support available to private operators.
20 hours
by Freya Lucas
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Economics
Batlow Apple Tree Learning Centre receives CCCF funding boost
The Batlow Apple Tree Learning Centre has received $400,000 funding through the federal government’s Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) which saw an injection of $1.39 million into the Eden-Monaro electorate as it recovers from the Black Summer bushfires.
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by Freya Lucas
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SA preschoolers to benefit from Environmental Education Action Plan, learn in nature
South Australian children attending a public preschool will benefit from an Environmental Education Action Plan that will encourage educators to get children out of the classroom to learn in nature as part of a unique joint-program between the Environment and Education departments revealed by the SA Government late last week.
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by Freya Lucas
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Quality
New OSHC videos created to inspire environments, partnerships and program planning
The Community Child Care Association (CCC) has collaborated with the Victorian Department of Education and Training to create a series of three videos showcasing best practice in outside school hours care (OSHC) covering environments, partnerships with families, and program planning.
2 days
by Freya Lucas
Provider
Policy/Practice
Big Fat Smile added to the list of providers waiving gap fees in NSW as COVID-19 continues
Big Fat Smile became the latest in an ever growing list of early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers to waive the gap fees for families who choose not to send their children to care during the COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales late last week.
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by Freya Lucas
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DESE issues clear guidance for NSW ECEC services affected by COVID-19 lockdown
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by Freya Lucas
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New OSHC videos created to inspire environments, partnerships and program planning
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by Freya Lucas
Provider
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Big Fat Smile added to the list of providers waiving gap fees in NSW as COVID-19 continues
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by Freya Lucas
