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NACCHO CEO calls for urgent action to address worsening Closing the Gap targets

NACCHO CEO Pat Turner delivered a powerful address to the Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities yesterday, calling for “immediate and meaningful government action to reverse the worsening Closing the Gap targets,” including those centred around early childhood education and care (ECEC).

2025-03-07 07:51:05

by Freya Lucas

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How Rosedale Uniting Early Learning is embedding First Nations culture into its program

Rosedale Uniting Early Learning is a small rural kindergarten in South Eastern Victoria, who secured the Aunty Rose Bamblett Koorie Early Years Legacy Award in last year’s Victorian Early Years Awards for its efforts in amplifying the voices and experiences of Koorie families and local community members.

2025-03-07 07:41:21

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One in ten children still missing out on early learning, advocates say

A group of key early learning advocates, service providers, children's advocate peak bodies and New South Wales social services leaders recently urged the Federal Government to include solutions to the non-financial barriers to early learning in its broader agenda for a universal early learning system in Australia.

2025-03-06 09:24:35

by Freya Lucas

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First Nations children least likely to be placed with family

New data from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory child protection system are the least likely to be placed with Aboriginal families out of anywhere in Australia.

2025-03-05 10:23:09

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Lack of spaces may reduce impact of Activity Test reforms, regional advocates claim

The Federal Government’s recent decision to abolish the childcare activity test and provide more subsidised days of early learning for parents is ‘unlikely to change anything’ for regional families if they can’t find a place, regional advocates have shared with The ABC.

2025-03-05 09:31:57

by Freya Lucas

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