Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Premises Approval in Principle) Bill 2023
This bill has recently been introduced into the Victorian parliament. According to the explanatory memorandum: The Early Childhood...
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Oct 29, 20231 min read
WA Early Education and Care Service Ordered to Pay $31,000 for Leaving Child Unattended on Bus
In the case of CEO of Department of Communities and Learnaversity Pty Ltd t/as Garfields Learnaversity an order was made by the WA State...
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Oct 26, 20235 min read
Cancellation of Provider Approval - Failure to Operate Service for a Period of More than 12 months
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal recently in Anchor Consolidated Holdings Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Education heard a...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
Children ‘at risk’ as Childcare Centres Scramble for Staff
The Guardian Australia and ABC reported on the outcomes of a United Workers Union survey.
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Oct 7, 20231 min read
Childcare Safety Issues Discussed at Education Ministers' Meeting
A transcript of an interview on ABC's Radio National with the Federal Education Minister on the matters discussed at Thursday's meeting...
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
Queensland Childcare Worker Facing 1600 Abuse Charges Identified
7news.com.au carried this information.
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
Educator Fakes ECT Qualification to Secure Higher Wages
The Sector website published information on the resulting court case.
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Sep 28, 20231 min read
New Sleep and Rest Requirements
ACECQA has published a number of resources to support the upcoming new requirements under the National Law and Regulations.
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Sep 23, 20231 min read
Cairns Toddler Allegedly Left for Six Hours with Broken Ankle at Childcare Centre
7News carried this report.
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Sep 23, 20231 min read
Is a Failure to Discipline a Breach of Duty of Care?
This article, by Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers, although it is in a school context, does identify some legal responsibilities that may apply in...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read
Affinity Education Fined $35,000 for Leaving Child on Bus
The Queensland Education Department (a Regulatory Authority under the National Law), recently published details on its website of a...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read
Childcare Worker in Hospital with Strep A After Toddler at Same Queensland facility Died
ABC Online carried this story recently.
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Sep 8, 20231 min read
What Happens When we Cut Corners?: Suffer the Little Children
The Sector website published this interesting article.
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Sep 8, 20231 min read
Former Childcare Worker Accused of Hacking Records
The Canberra Times carried this report.
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Sep 8, 20231 min read
NT Police Investigating Toddler's Death after Medical Incident at Childcare Centre
ABC News Online and 9News reported on this death.
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
Approved Provider and Service Owner Fraudulently Claimed $430,000 of WorkCover
The Sector website carried this report.
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
Alleged Injury at Childcare Service
The Kidspot website recently carried a report about a 16-month-old's tongue that was allegedly sliced at family daycare.
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
Investigation into Standard of Child Care
The ABC TV 7.30 Report programme is currently conducting a crowdsourced investigation into safety at childcare services. More information...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
Record Penalty Ordered for Perth Service that Left Child Unsupervised Requiring Life-saving CPR
In CEO of Department Of Communities and G8 Education Ltd t/as The Learning Sanctuary Kings Square an order was made by the WA State...
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Aug 27, 20231 min read
South Australian Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care
The Royal Commission today published its final report. It has made 43 recommendations. Some of the recommendations that have a regulatory...
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