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Oct 3, 20211 min read

Childcare Worker Sentenced for Assaulting Three Year Old

According to the Canberra Times and the Riotact website, a former childcare worker has pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm...

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Sep 29, 20211 min read

Goodstart Early Learning Fined Over Death of Toddler Left on Minibus

Goodstart Early Learning has been fined $71,000 by the Cairns Magistrates Court over the death of a toddler left on a minibus, according...

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Sep 28, 20211 min read

Goodstart Early Learning Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination for all Employees

The Sector website reported on this development. ABC Online also reported on a recent Fair Work Commission unfair dismissal case where an...

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Sep 23, 20211 min read

Design Considerations for Centre-based Services in Multi-storey Buildings

ACECQA has recently published advice for building practitioners, such as developers, architects and planning professionals in state and...

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Sep 23, 20211 min read

COVID Vaccine Mandatory for all Victorian Childcare Staff

The Victorian Government has announced that mandatory vaccinations will be required for staff with the first dose required by October 18,...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

Queensland Workforce Transitional Provisions Expiring

The Queensland Regulator (Department of Education, Early Childhood Education and Care) has published information about the transitional...

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Aug 26, 20211 min read

Inquest into Death of Jack Loh Concludes

Further to my previous post, the inquest into the death of baby Jack Loh concluded this week. The Deputy Coroner is expected to hand down...

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Aug 25, 20211 min read

The Right Food and Drinks for the Right Child

The South Australian Regulatory Authority under the National Law, the Education Standards Board, has recently published advice following...

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Aug 20, 20211 min read

COVID Vaccinations Mandatory in NSW for Childcare

The NSW government announced today that it will be mandatory for childcare workers who live or work in the LGAs of concern to be...

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Aug 17, 20211 min read

Sydney Childcare Worker Charged after Allegedly Assaulting Three Toddlers

9News carried a report on this development. A media release was also issued by NSW Police. The report was also carried by Mirage News.

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Aug 15, 20211 min read

Requirement for Childcare Staff to be Vaccinated

Further to my previous post, the Fair Work Ombudsman has issued updated advice on the general issue of COVID vaccination in the workplace.

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Aug 13, 20211 min read

Safe Sleep Practices

To mark Red Nose Day, the NSW Department of Education has published advice on safe sleep practices.

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Aug 4, 20211 min read

Physical Punishment Legislation

Child Family Community Australia have published a useful resource sheet on legislation relating to the physical punishment of children in...

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Aug 3, 20211 min read

Requirement for Childcare Staff to be Vaccinated

Further to my previous post, news.com.au published a story called "Employers may have legal right to require staff get vaccinated".

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Aug 3, 20211 min read

Former ACT Childcare Centre Director Facing More Fraud Charges

More charges have been laid against former Weston Creek Children's Centre Director, Emma Louise Morton, according to a report on ABC News...

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Jul 30, 20211 min read

WA Childcare Services Fined After Children Leave Premises Unnoticed

G8 Education Ltd, trading as Great Beginnings Gosnells, was ordered to pay $15,000 plus $2000 costs by the West Australian State...

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Jul 24, 20211 min read

Inadequate Supervision: CEO of Department of Communities and Moorditch Gurlongga Association Inc

The State Administrative Tribunal has found that Moorditch Gurlongga Association Incorporated trading as Coolabaroo Neighbourhood Centre...

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Jul 22, 20211 min read

Guidance on Safe Transportation of Children

ACECQA has published further guidance on this issue.

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Jul 21, 20211 min read

Upcoming Changes to the Education and Care Services National Regulations

The Education and Care Services National Regulations 2021 will progressively, from 30 July, introduce changes to the National...

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