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Heard about $10 per day childcare – sound too good to be true? You may be right.
John Cherry, Goodstart’s Head of Advocacy, has taken a deep dive into Australia’s ECEC system comparing it with the Canadian province of Quebec and it's $10 a day childcare, which many hold up as a model for Australia to follow.
2024-03-19 09:32:58
by Jason Roberts
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Lawson Community Preschool decorated with special artwork from Jayde Field
Artist and business owner Jayde Field recently worked with the children of Lawson Community Preschool, in the New South Wales Blue Mountains, to create an artwork which conveyed the journey of the children through their childhood.
2024-03-19 07:53:12
by Freya Lucas
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Research
New resources to support children living under the cloud of moral injury
Sometimes, in the course of their invaluable frontline work, those in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), and similar positions, must make decisions which leave them feeling morally conflicted.
2024-03-19 07:35:19
by Freya Lucas
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Nominations open for the 2024 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards
Nominations are now open for the prestigious 2024 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards, a highlight of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) calendar.
2024-03-18 09:11:18
by Freya Lucas
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Parents in Esperance asked to reduce hours as service battles staff shortages
Parents in the West Australian town of Esperance are being asked to reduce the hours their child is in care as a combination of staffing shortages, a lengthy waitlist and housing pressures combine to put pressure on early childhood education and care (ECEC) service providers.
2024-03-15 09:38:40
by Freya Lucas
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ECEC wage negotiations boosted by 23% aged care pay increase decision from Fair Work
2024-03-16 15:53:27
by Jason Roberts
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A legacy of leadership: Defining the role of Centre Director
2024-03-15 09:51:51
by Freya Lucas
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Nominations open for the 2024 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards
2024-03-18 09:11:18
by Freya Lucas