top of page

Australian Childcare Regulation
Search
Oct 13, 20211 min read
COVID Vaccinations Mandatory for ACT Childcare Staff
The ACT Government has announced the requirement for childcare staff to obtain their first vaccination by 1 November, and the second by...
3 views
0 comments
Oct 7, 20211 min read
New Guidelines to Protect Children from Severe Allergic Reactions in Schools and Childcare
The National Allergy Strategy has just announced the release of Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in...
2 views
0 comments
Oct 6, 20211 min read
New Childcare Transport Regulations in Force
The Sector website has published an article reminding services of changes to the Education and Care National Regulations, regarding the...
9 views
0 comments
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Melbourne Childcare Provider Ordered by Court to donate $10,000 to Hospital
According to a report in The Age, Early Childhood Management Services was ordered to pay the money after two children escaped from one of...
12 views
0 comments
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Childcare Sector Examines How to Protect Workers and Families from Unvaccinated Parents
The Age published an interesting article on this issue.
14 views
0 comments
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...
17 views
0 comments
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...
17 views
0 comments
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...
11 views
0 comments
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...
2 views
0 comments
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,...
6 views
0 comments
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...
6 views
0 comments
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...
38 views
0 comments
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...
6 views
0 comments
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...
11 views
0 comments
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.
12 views
0 comments
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.
14 views
0 comments
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.
8 views
0 comments
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...
11 views
0 comments
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".
16 views
0 comments
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...
13 views
0 comments
bottom of page