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Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten – Zoo Do 2025 staff celebration

In a year where the early education sector has faced intense public discussion, scrutiny, and pressure, Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten wanted to pause and recognise the people at the centre of it all: the educators, leaders, and teams who show up every day for children and families. Zoo Do 2025 was created with that purpose in mind, a day grounded in appreciation, connection, and community.

2025-12-02 10:08:34

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Bush kindy builds strength, confidence and connection at Clearview Early Learning

At Clearview Early Learning and Kindergarten in Nerang, Queensland, nature is more than a backdrop, it’s a teacher. Through an evolving Bush Kindy philosophy, the service is embedding physical development, emotional growth and a sense of calm into the daily rhythm of early learning.

2025-12-02 07:40:49

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Gold Walkley Award win for childcare investigation places national spotlight on safety and accountability in ECEC

The 2025 Gold Walkley Award has been awarded to journalists Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett for the investigation that exposed significant child safety failures across Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, prompting public outcry and renewed focus on oversight, accountability and reform across the sector.

2025-12-02 07:30:34

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The $150,000 risk to running your childcare centre: Why "spreadsheet compliance" won't survive the new NSW blitz

With regulation tightening and transparency demands increasing, QuickCare offers early childhood providers a single source of truth for staffing compliance from educator credentials to real-time audit reporting.

2025-12-02 07:00:30

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Insights on implementation in early education: Deliberate and structured approach the key to embedding evidence-based practice in early education

The Australian Education Research Organisation has published findings from a project involving 19 early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, identifying key insights into embedding evidence-based practice.

2025-12-01 07:45:53

by Fiona Alston

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Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten – Zoo Do 2025 staff celebration

Bush kindy builds strength, confidence and connection at Clearview Early Learning

Gold Walkley Award win for childcare investigation places national spotlight on safety and accountability in ECEC

The $150,000 risk to running your childcare centre: Why "spreadsheet compliance" won't survive the new NSW blitz

Insights on implementation in early education: Deliberate and structured approach the key to embedding evidence-based practice in early education

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