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Ooranga opens new Gunnedah HQ to boost early learning access for rural families

Ooranga Family Mobile Resource Unit has secured a new headquarters in Gunnedah, creating a central hub to support early learning access and community connection across four regional NSW LGAs.

2025-05-07 09:49:04

by Isabella Southwell

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Safety review underway after capped syringe found at St Kilda early learning service

A safety review is underway at a St Kilda early learning service after a four-year-old child found a capped syringe in the outdoor play area. The City of Port Phillip and the Victorian Department of Education are both investigating the incident, which has prompted immediate site changes and renewed scrutiny of outdoor risk management.

2025-05-06 12:07:19

by Isabella Southwell

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G8 Education investigation cost regulators $2.8 million, resulting in one penalty

Regulators spent more than $2.8 million investigating G8 Education’s failed 2015 takeover of Affinity Education, a case that ended with one penalty and no convictions. The high-cost investigation has renewed calls for stronger corporate accountability and transparency in early education.

2025-05-06 11:14:25

by Isabella Southwell

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ACA urges providers to take advantage of free worker retention grant support 

Timelines for eligible approved providers of early childhood education and care (ECEC) to apply for the Australian Government’s Worker Retention Payment (WRP) grant are narrowing, with those who wish to have payments backdated to 2 December 2024 urged to seek support to ensure that they have made a complete application by the end of the financial year (30 June 2025). 

2025-05-06 04:59:36

by Freya Lucas

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Flood and lease pressures mount

A treasured early learning service in regional New South Wales is facing an uncertain future, as Jamberoo Community Preschool battles regular flooding and a ticking clock, with its current lease due to expire in June 2028. Without a concrete relocation plan or government funding commitment, this vital not-for-profit service is at risk of closure.

2025-05-05 11:30:32

by Fiona Alston

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G8 Education investigation cost regulators $2.8 million, resulting in one penalty

2025-05-06 11:14:25

by Isabella Southwell

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Major early learning reforms on the horizon: Funding, workforce and access

2025-04-29 11:53:30

by Isabella Southwell

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Safety review underway after capped syringe found at St Kilda early learning service

2025-05-06 12:07:19

by Isabella Southwell