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National working with children checks will ensure a safer early learning sector
Australia’s peak body for early learning (childcare) supports a national Working with Children Check system across Australia, ensuring those who do not meet the standards of one state cannot move to another to work with children.
2025-08-19 12:32:50
by Fiona Alston
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First wave of compliance actions sees 30 ECEC services flagged under strengthened Commonwealth powers
The Department of Education has launched its first round of compliance actions under new regulatory powers, targeting 30 early childhood education and care (ECEC) services found to have persistently failed to meet national safety and quality standards.
2025-08-19 11:04:03
by Fiona Alston
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Goodstart strengthens child safety systems with independent investigation and renewed safeguards
Goodstart Early Learning has announced a series of strengthened child safeguarding measures, outlined by CEO Dr Ros Baxter in a recent statement. The measures include an independent external investigation and enhanced reporting protocols designed to reinforce the organisation’s child safety framework.
2025-08-19 09:58:15
by Fiona Alston
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Tiny Souls Media launches in Australia, setting a new benchmark for early childhood wellbeing
A groundbreaking resource platform is transforming the way Australian early learning services approach children’s emotional development. Tiny Souls Media has officially launched nationwide, delivering an engaging, research-backed program designed to build emotional intelligence, safety, and wellbeing in children aged 2–5.
2025-08-19 08:30:22
by Fiona Alston
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National Working with Children Check reforms gain momentum with NSW support
The Minns Labor Government has endorsed a suite of national reforms to strengthen Working with Children Checks (WWCCs), aiming to prevent individuals deemed a risk from gaining access to children in any Australian jurisdiction.
2025-08-18 11:29:45
by Fiona Alston
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Three stories of male leadership and influence in ECEC
2025-08-11 08:45:29
by Fiona Alston
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Sesame Lane Kippa-Ring Regency Street: Leading the way with the Curiosity Approach in Queensland
2025-08-14 10:57:33
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2025 Early Childhood Educators Day celebration preparations get underway
2025-08-12 09:00:11
by Fiona Alston
