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Finland’s “Strength from Parenthood” project: What an international initiative can teach ECEC leaders in 2026
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the Finnish National Agency for Education are launching national work to strengthen support for parenthood through the Strength from Parenthood project. The project aims to develop shared national principles for supporting parenthood and to build tools and practices that strengthen collaboration between health/social services and education professionals, drawing on local pilots in family centres, early childhood education and care, and comprehensive schools. While this is from Finland, the approach closely aligns with Australian ECEC expectations around partnerships with families and governance systems under the NQF, particularly Quality Area 6 and Quality Area 7.
2026-01-21 08:30:07
by Fiona Alston
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As one in five First Nations children face undiagnosed hearing loss in the years before starting school, Hearing Australia urges early hearing checks
As thousands of Australian families prepare for their child’s first year of school, Hearing Australia data shows that one in five First Nations children aged 0-6 experience undiagnosed hearing loss1, a hidden barrier which can impact listening, language, learning, and social skills. Hearing Australia is urging parents, carers, educators and local health services to prioritise hearing checks early in the school year to give every child the best possible start.
2026-01-21 08:00:16
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NSW Child Safe Self-Assessment: Practical tool supports services to strengthen child safety planning
Early childhood education and care services in New South Wales are being encouraged to explore the Child Safe Self-Assessment, an online tool designed to support organisations in implementing the NSW Child Safe Standards and strengthening their internal culture of child safety.
2026-01-20 07:45:27
by Fiona Alston
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The hidden workload: Why educators shouldn’t be responsible for cleaning
With illness rates rising and workforce pressures intensifying, the case for a national Childcare Cleaning Standard has never been clearer.
2026-01-19 07:45:10
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Reforms risk failing as new data reveals $2.4b child-safety gap
Child Safeguarding reforms have a real risk of failing as data exposes a $2.4 billion national cost exposure associated with safeguarding failures, according to new research released by Australia's only continuous credential verification platform, Oho.
2026-01-19 07:15:41
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Student placements are not a staffing strategy: The missing piece from our workforce conversation
2026-01-20 08:00:17
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Reforms risk failing as new data reveals $2.4b child-safety gap
2026-01-19 07:15:41
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The hidden workload: Why educators shouldn’t be responsible for cleaning
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