top of page
Australian Childcare Regulation
Search
Aug 26, 20241 min read
WA Prosecution for Advertising Proposed Education and Care Service That Did Not Have Service Approval
According to a Media Release , a recent Department of Communities investigation found that Early Learning Australia Pty Ltd published a...
25 views
2 comments
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Latest Queensland Regulatory Data Released
The Department of Education has recently published this data for April-June 2024. Including compliance and enforcement data and...
26 views
3 comments
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Recent Queensland Prosecutions
The Queensland Department of Education (Regulatory Authority under the National Law) has published details of two recent prosecutions ...
9 views
0 comments
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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...
3 views
0 comments
Aug 16, 20248 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...
18 views
0 comments
Aug 15, 20241 min read
Gold Coast Childcare Centre Sentenced and Fined after Toddlers Escape
ABC Online carried this report. 9News also reported on this case.
9 views
0 comments
Aug 13, 20243 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...
42 views
0 comments
Aug 4, 20241 min read
Alice Springs Inquest Probes Drowning Death of Toddler During Excursion
ABC Online published a report on the conclusion of the Inquest.
16 views
0 comments
Jul 31, 20241 min read
24 NSW Childcare Centres Inspected as Part of EPA Investigation
The Inside Local Government website carried this report.
11 views
0 comments
Jul 28, 20241 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...
10 views
0 comments
Jul 25, 20244 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...
17 views
0 comments
Jul 23, 20241 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.
10 views
0 comments
Jul 22, 20241 min read
Perth Childcare Worker Found Guilty of Scratching Children
ABC Online published a report on this court case.
7 views
0 comments
Jul 17, 20241 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)...
8 views
0 comments
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Families and Former Staff Speak Out After Multiple Alleged Incidents at Guardian Childcare Centres in Canberra
ABC News Online carried this report.
17 views
0 comments
Jul 4, 20241 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...
9 views
0 comments
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Regulation Changes for FDC Qualifications Commence on 1 July in Most Jurisdictions
The Sector website has published an article on the changes.
6 views
0 comments
Jun 16, 20241 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)...
9 views
0 comments
Jun 12, 20242 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...
105 views
0 comments
May 28, 20241 min read
Decline in Staff Waivers
The Sector website has published an article analysing staff waiver statistics recently published by ACECQA.
3 views
0 comments
bottom of page