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The ABC's 7.30 Report did a report on this issue which you can see here. ABC News Online also published two supporting stories on ratios...
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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Data on Prosecutions Under the National Law
As apparently ACECQA nor the Productivity Commission (in ROGS) is interested in publishing enforcement data, I thought I would look at...
Mar 5, 20241 min read
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Latest Queensland Prosecutions Under the National Law
The Queensland Regulatory Authority (Department of Education) has published on its website details of the following prosecutions (since...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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Latest NSW Prosecutions Under National Law
One of the blog subscribers has advised me that the NSW Regulatory Authority (Department of Education) has recently published, on its...
Feb 28, 20243 min read
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WA Approved Provider Receives a Financial Penalty for Failure to Supervise Children
In the case of Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Communities and Hadema Holdings Pty Ltd t/a Kids HQ Jacaranda an order was...
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Children Failing to get Adequate Nutrition in Childcare Centres, Research Suggests
ABC News Online published an article on this Queensland research study.
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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Staffing Waivers Decline in December 2023 Quarter
The Sector website published an analysis of the latest ACECQA Quarterly NQF Snapshot report which shows a slight decline in the number of...
Feb 11, 20241 min read
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Report on Government Services 2024
Part B of the Report on Government Services 2024 (ROGS report) was published recently. This part of the Report deals with childcare,...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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FDC Qualification Deadline Coming on 1 July 2024
The Sector website published an article on the requirement of FDC educators to have by 1 July 2024 an approved qualification.
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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New Approved Learning Frameworks
According to advice from ACECQA from 1 February 2024, services must use the updated versions of the national approved learning...
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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Appeal to Federal Court of Decision to Refuse Childcare Benefit Approval
In Precious Family Day Care Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education, the Federal Court heard an appeal against the decision of the...
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Indoor Play Areas - Relationship Between NSW Planning Laws and National Regulations
In Carpenter Street Centre Pty Ltd atf The Carpenter Street Centre Trust v Penrith City Council, the NSW Land Environment Court was...
Jan 24, 20244 min read
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WA Approved Provider Penalised for Child Found Shut in Shed
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and Mercy Community Services Ltd t/as Early Learning Service Heathridge an order was made...
Jan 23, 20241 min read
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WA Vacation Care Service Fined for Leaving Child at a Restaurant
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and YCC(WA) Pty Ltd t/as Atlantis After School- Kinross an order was made by the WA State...
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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WA ECEC Educator Charged After Allegedly Forcibly Detaining Children
The Sector website carried a report on this incident.
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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WA Early Learning Centre Penalised After Child Sustains Burns
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and Sparrow Group WA Pty Ltd an order was made by the WA State Administrative Tribunal...
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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Review of Child Safety Arrangements under the National Quality Framework - Part 2
I have been having trouble with publishing this all in one post so here is a continuation of the previous post with some of the key...
Dec 21, 20233 min read
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Review of Child Safety Arrangements under the National Quality Framework
The Federal Minister for Minister for Education and the Minister for Early Childhood Education/Minister for Youth today issued a joint...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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Camp Australia in WA Ordered to Pay $67,500
Camp Australia Pty Limited has been ordered to pay a total of $67,500 by the Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal following...
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Scope of Section 165(2), National Law: Strict Liability v Absolute Liability
The NSW Supreme Court (Court of Criminal Appeal) in the recent case of Department of Education v Trad was required to determine the scope...
Dec 15, 20235 min read
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