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Western Australia sees 8.4 per cent surge in LDC openings in Q1 2025 says NQF snapshot

The number of new long day care services opened in Western Australia in the three months to March 2025 surged 8.4 per cent, the largest year on year rise in a decade, new data released in ACECQA’s NQF snapshot shows. 

2025-05-27 12:37:03

by Jason Roberts

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IHC rule change provides exemptions for remote/very remote educators 

New qualification exemptions for In Home Care (IHC) educators working in remote and very remote areas are now in effect. 

2025-03-03 08:07:09

by Freya Lucas

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Unpacking the “Worker Retention Payment” Grant guidelines - A Providers Perspective

The Department of Education has released grant guidelines for the early childhood education and care worker retention payment.

2024-10-07 09:48:10

by Jason Roberts

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Victoria extends quality lead with 94% of services rated meeting or exceeding the NQS

Victoria has increased the percentage of services rated as meeting or exceeding the National Quality Standard to 94 per cent, the highest amongst all states and territories across Australia the latest NQF Snapshot shows.

2024-05-28 08:27:17

by Jason Roberts

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The approved learning frameworks change in 2024 - are you ready?

The revised versions of Australia’s approved learning frameworks - the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0) and My Time, Our Place (MTOP V2.0) must be used in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services from 1 February 2024.

2023-12-19 07:57:38

by Freya Lucas

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Out of ratio for a minute? What the Regulations says about educator breaks and brief absences in ECEC

2025-06-10 11:00:24

by Isabella Southwell

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Slowing down childcare: why Kaizen just makes sense 

2025-06-12 11:30:50

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Class action investigation launched into long day care sector over safety and quality concerns

2025-06-12 12:38:11

by Isabella Southwell