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South Australia moves to strengthen child safety in early learning amid national concern
The South Australian Government is urgently investigating options to accelerate a ban on mobile phones and other personal electronic devices in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings.
2025-07-07 09:00:14
by Fiona Alston
Economics
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Randstad becomes first education recruitment agency to pay Workforce Retention Payment to agency-employed educators
Randstad has announced it will pass on the Federal Government’s Workforce Retention Payment (WRP) to its agency-employed early childhood educators, teachers and cooks, becoming the first education recruitment agency to publicly confirm this commitment.
2025-06-24 12:20:38
by Isabella Southwell
Workforce
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New ADHD pathway gives Brisbane educators clearer support for children’s needs
A new collaborative care pathway launched in Brisbane could play a key role in improving early intervention and continuity of care for children with ADHD, with potential flow-on benefits for early childhood educators supporting children in learning environments.
2025-06-04 12:17:58
by Isabella Southwell
Economics
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LDC attendance touched a new record in Q4 2024 but growth rates remain concerningly subdued
The number of children attending a long day care centre reached a new record level in the three months to December 2024 however the rate of growth continued to underwhelm, new data from the Department of Education has shown.
2025-04-01 17:44:49
by Jason Roberts
Economics
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Additional ECEC spending in 2025/26 Budget modest as Chancellor champions 3 day guarantee
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the 2025/26 Federal Budget in which the early childhood education and care sector saw modest new spending commitments although the three day guarantee was championed in his Budget Speech.
2025-03-25 19:29:00
by Jason Roberts
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