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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)...
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Families and Former Staff Speak Out After Multiple Alleged Incidents at Guardian Childcare Centres in Canberra
ABC News Online carried this report.
Jul 4, 20241 min read
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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...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
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Regulation Changes for FDC Qualifications Commence on 1 July in Most Jurisdictions
The Sector website has published an article on the changes.
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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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)...
Jun 16, 20241 min read
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Enforcement Action Data
As previewed in a previous post, in the table below, I have compiled statutory enforcement data under the National Law across...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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Decline in Staff Waivers
The Sector website has published an article analysing staff waiver statistics recently published by ACECQA.
May 28, 20241 min read
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Compliance Checklists
The West Australian Regulatory Authority (Department of Communities) has published its checklists for compliance visits on the ECRU website.
May 19, 20241 min read
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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...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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Child Attending WA Service Reportedly Involved in Needle Prick Incident
The Sector website carried this story.
Apr 26, 20241 min read
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Appeal Against Refusal by NSW Regulatory Authority to Grant Provider Approval
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard an appeal in National Education Childcare Services P/L v Secretary Department of...
Apr 20, 20247 min read
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WA Education and Care Provider Penalised for Inadequate Supervision of a Child
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and Nest Early Education Services Pty Ltd t/a Nido Early School East Victoria Park an...
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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NSW Department of Education Issues Advice on Maintaining Ratios and Adequate Supervision
The Sector website published an article on this advice.
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Regulation Insights
The NSW Auditor-General has recently published a special report (Regulation Insights) that highlights themes and insights about effective...
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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WA Service Fined When Four-year-old Child Leaves Vacation Care Service Unsupervised
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and OSHclub Pty Ltd t/as West Greenwood OSHclub an order was made by the WA State...
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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Managing Childrens' Food Allergies
ACECQA has published an article by the National Allergy Council which discusses the new best practice guidelines and provides practical...
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Updated Guidance on the Use of Portacots
The WA Education and Care Regulatory Unit has published this information on its website.
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Father Killed by Snake Bite at Childcare Centre
ABC News Online carried a report on this incident.
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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Child Suffers Severe Allergic Reaction After Being Fed Dairy at WA Childcare Service
ABC News Online covered this story.
Mar 20, 20241 min read
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NSW Regulatory Authority Identifies Five Key Compliance Areas
The Department of Education has published information on the areas of the National Law and Regulations that services find most challenging.
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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