Issues with Victorian Child Information Sharing Scheme
The Age recently published a story on the low uptake from early learning and education staff of this Scheme.
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Aug 16, 20222 min read
Victorian Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Bill
The Early Childhood Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 is currently before the Victorian Parliament. Amongst a number of things the Bill...
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Aug 15, 20221 min read
WA Approved Provider Fined When Three Children left Childcare Service Unsupervised
In the case of Chief Executive Officer of The Department of Communities and ES5 Pty Ltd Trading as Buggles Childcare Beeliar, an order...
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Aug 12, 20221 min read
The First Decade of the NQF
ACECQA recently published an occasional paper called The First Decade of the NQF. Interestingly, little mention of compliance or...
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Aug 5, 20221 min read
Latest NSW Prosecutions
The NSW Regulatory Authority under the National Law, Department of Education, has just published details of a number of prosecutions: The...
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Aug 5, 20221 min read
Child Protection Resources
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has published a resource sheet which provides a brief overview of child protection legislation...
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Jul 29, 20221 min read
Recent Serious Incidents at Childcare Services
The Daily Mail Australia has reported that a child recently died suddenly while at a Queensland childcare service. Queensland Police have...
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Jul 27, 20221 min read
Increasing Use of Waivers by Childcare Services
The Age carried a report on this issue.
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Jul 12, 20221 min read
Family Day Care Water Safety
The Western Australian Department of Communities have recently launched a free online training course to improve safety at family day...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
NSW Court of Appeal Decision on Childcare Service Civil Liability
The NSW Court of Appeal recently heard an appeal in Clancy v Plaintiffs A, B, C and D; Bird v Plaintiffs A, B, C and D against the...
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Jun 26, 20221 min read
Perth Childcare Worker Acquitted of Assaulting Children
ABC Online carried a report on this case.
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Jun 23, 20221 min read
Former Canberra Childcare Worker to Fight Allegations he Abused Three Children
The Riotact website carried a report on this case.
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Jun 22, 20221 min read
Amendments to NQF to Commence mid-2023
The Sector website published a comprehensive report on changes to the NQF that all governments have agreed to for implementation next year.
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Jun 17, 20221 min read
Queensland Prosecution
The Queensland Department of Education has recently published information on its prosecution of the Christian Outreach Centre (Approved...
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Jun 16, 20221 min read
SA Childcare Educator Sentenced to 14 Years Jail
ABC Online carried a report on this criminal trial.
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Jun 15, 20221 min read
Townsville Childcare Worker Fined After Child Hospitalised From Being Left on Bus
7News published a report on this case. By way of comment: a mere $1000 dollar fine with no conviction recorded for such an abrogation of...
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Jun 15, 20221 min read
CEO Dept. of Communities and Escare Inc. t/as Esperance Outside School Hours Care
In this case, an order was made by the WA State Administrative Tribunal which gave effect to the terms of settlement in relation to a...
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Jun 9, 20221 min read
Man Charged with Indecent Assaults Against Children at Canberra Childcare Service
ACT Policing recently published a media release on this matter.
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Jun 9, 20221 min read
Parents Launch Legal Action Over Bus Incidents
The Guardian published an article about legal action by parents of children left on childcare buses unattended.
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Jun 9, 20221 min read
Childcare Operators in Hot Water over Burn Incidents
The WA Government recently published a media statement regarding the risks of burns to children.
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