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Dr Jennifer Cartmel wrote the first PhD on outside school hours care (OSHC) in Australia. Dr Bruce Hurst remembers the day someone handed it to him – it was ‘the pebble that started the avalanche’. More than fifteen years later, Community Child Care Association (CCC) met with Bruce and Jennifer to reflect on the sometimes lonely journey advocating for OSHC, and their joy in finding each other in the struggle.

2024-11-05 09:06:44

by Freya Lucas

FDCA calls for Abstracts to build 2025 Conference program

Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) is seeking the passion, knowledge and expertise of family day care (FDC) professionals, researchers, and others in the space as it builds out its program ahead of the 2025 FDCA National Conference, to be held in Melbourne from 23 - 25 October.

2024-11-05 08:58:28

by Freya Lucas

Approved provider faces Queensland court over child left in bus

The director of a family trust, which is also the approved provider for a long day care centre, appeared before Rockhampton Magistrates Court yesterday in relation to a serious incident which occurred in 2022.

2024-11-05 08:52:36

by Freya Lucas

ACA NSW announces winners of the 2024 Early Childhood Education Awards

The New South Wales branch of the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA NSW) has announced the winners of the annual Excellence in Early Childhood Education Awards at a gala dinner held in Sydney on Saturday 2 November 2024.

2024-11-05 08:48:38

by Freya Lucas

QuickCare disrupts sector agencies by empowering childcare providers

The recent extension of three key workforce transitional arrangements in the Education and Care Services National Regulations has highlighted something many early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers are acutely aware of - managing staffing in the sector is not as simple as it once was. 

2024-11-05 00:53:32

by Freya Lucas

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