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COVID-19
RAT rule change for Vic ECEC services, and updates on other programs and services
Lisa Gandolfo, the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Early Childhood Education for the Victorian Department of Education and Training, has issued an update for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services.
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by Freya Lucas

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Quality
New Child Safe Standards come into effect on 1 July 2022
The Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) have released resources to help organisations implement the new Child Safe Standards which come into effect for Victorian organisations, including early childhood education and care (ECEC) services from 1 July 2022.
2 weeks
by Freya Lucas

Policy
ACECQA updates on Approved Learning Frameworks project as final stage draws to a close
The Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) has provided an update on progress of the Approved Learning Frameworks (ALF) review initiative that was originally commissioned by the Education Council in late 2020 and which is due to complete this year.
3 weeks
by Jason Roberts

Policy
Practice
Victoria expands Early Language Program with 47 new ECEC services coming on board
Children attending kindergarten in Victoria will have the chance to explore different languages and cultures through the expanded roll-out of the Victorian Government’s Early Childhood Language Program, with another 47 kindergarten services joining the program, giving about 2,000 more children the chance to learn another language each year.
2 months
by Freya Lucas

Policy
COVID-19
Government to extend support for families and services coming out of lockdown
Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Education and Youth, has extended the gap fee waiver policy for services impacted by COVID-19 closures and increased allowable absence days for families in a bid to support families and services as they emerge from lockdown.
6 months
by Jason Roberts
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Why children learn how to say ‘spoon’ before ‘sky’
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by Freya Lucas

Research
Workforce
ECEC workforce needs strong investment to overcome shortages new report finds
2 weeks ago
by Freya Lucas

Workforce
Launch into Work could be the answer to workforce shortage for some ECEC services
7 days ago
by Freya Lucas