New WA Education and Care Services Legislation
The Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2024 passed through the Legislative Assembly last week. It is currently...
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Aug 168 min read
Review of Decision to Impose Prohibition Notice
In the case of GFQ v Secretary, Department of Education an educator applied to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal for review of...
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Aug 151 min read
Gold Coast Childcare Centre Sentenced and Fined after Toddlers Escape
ABC Online carried this report. 9News also reported on this case.
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Aug 133 min read
Court Upholds Appeal by NSW Approved Provider Against Sentence
In Kids Kinder Childcare Pty Limited v The Department of Education , the District Court reduced the fines imposed on the approved...
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Aug 41 min read
Alice Springs Inquest Probes Drowning Death of Toddler During Excursion
ABC Online published a report on the conclusion of the Inquest.
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Jul 311 min read
24 NSW Childcare Centres Inspected as Part of EPA Investigation
The Inside Local Government website carried this report.
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Jul 281 min read
WA Top 10 National Law Non-Compliances
The WA Education and Care Regulatory Unit has published their top 10 non-compliances between April and June. The top non-compliance was...
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Jul 254 min read
Application for Stay of Cancellation of Service Approvals
Before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal in 3 Bears Childcare Centre Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education; Apple Bear Pty...
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Jul 231 min read
Former Childcare Worker Facing More Than 300 Child Exploitation Offences Expedited to a Higher Court
ABC Online provided an update on this case.
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Jul 221 min read
Perth Childcare Worker Found Guilty of Scratching Children
ABC Online published a report on this court case.
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Jul 171 min read
Queensland Provider Fined $24,000 After Wrong Baby Formula Causes Anaphylaxis
According to the Queensland Department of Education website, Rochedale Enterprises Pty Ltd was fined $24,000 (with $1351 in court costs)...
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Jul 41 min read
Families and Former Staff Speak Out After Multiple Alleged Incidents at Guardian Childcare Centres in Canberra
ABC News Online carried this report.
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Jul 41 min read
Personal Phones Restricted in Early Childhood Education and Care Services
The Federal Ministers for Education and Early Childhood Education issued a joint media release on the new Guidelines that came into...
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Jun 271 min read
Regulation Changes for FDC Qualifications Commence on 1 July in Most Jurisdictions
The Sector website has published an article on the changes.
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Jun 161 min read
Latest Queensland Regulatory Data Released
The latest data from the Department of Education is now live on the department’s website. Data for January to March 2024 (Q3, 2023-24 FY)...
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Jun 122 min read
Enforcement Action Data
As previewed in a previous post, in the table below, I have compiled statutory enforcement data under the National Law across...
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May 281 min read
Decline in Staff Waivers
The Sector website has published an article analysing staff waiver statistics recently published by ACECQA.
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May 191 min read
Compliance Checklists
The West Australian Regulatory Authority (Department of Communities) has published its checklists for compliance visits on the ECRU website.
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Apr 292 min read
IPART Review of Early Childhood Education and Care: Final Report
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has recently released its final report on the affordability and accessibility of...
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Apr 261 min read
Child Attending WA Service Reportedly Involved in Needle Prick Incident
The Sector website carried this story.
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