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Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds calls for the early years to have more support

Australia’s Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has called on the Federal Cabinet to prioritise the safety of Australia's youngest citizens and to consider the overwhelming body of evidence supporting the importance of the early years via a comprehensive paper released yesterday.

2022-02-08 08:54:15

by Freya Lucas

Workforce

COVID-19

Quality

Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren’t being protected like in schools. We need a national plan

By late January, more than 400 early learning centres were closed across the country due to the Omicron wave, and many more were running at reduced capacity.

2022-02-07 01:24:36

by Freya Lucas

Workforce

Safe and Equal partners with Berry Street to create practitioner resources around family violence

Safe and Equal, a peak body for specialist family violence services that provide support to victim survivors in Victoria, has partnered with a variety of specialist organisations to develop a suite of practitioner resources to support tailored and inclusive responses to family violence occurring across diverse communities and contexts.

2022-02-03 09:26:27

by Freya Lucas

Workforce

COVID-19

The inclusion of children with disabilities in early learning is at risk

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are called upon by the approved learning frameworks and the National Law and Regulations to ensure that all children are included.

2022-02-02 08:13:25

by Freya Lucas

Workforce

COVID-19

Thanks, but not enough: Thrive by Five says new Government measures are inadequate

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) campaigners Thrive by Five have hit back at last week’s support measures put forward by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, saying the additional measures are not enough to prevent future centres closures as a result of the Omicron wave.

2022-01-31 09:40:00

by Freya Lucas