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We need more than police checks: how parents and educators can keep childcare services safe from abuse

We need more than police checks: how parents and educators can keep childcare services safe from abuse

by Catherine Suelo | Aug 11, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Parents

Shutterstock David Bartlett, Griffith University; Amanda L. Robertson, Griffith University, and Danielle Arlanda Harris, Griffith University Last week, a former childcare centre worker was charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences, sending shivers through the...
As fees keep climbing, this is why competition isn’t enough to deliver cheaper childcare

As fees keep climbing, this is why competition isn’t enough to deliver cheaper childcare

by Catherine Suelo | Jul 10, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Parents

Ksenia Chernaya/Pexels Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute The Australian consumer watchdog is halfway through an inquiry into childcare prices. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s interim report was released on Wednesday. It comes just days after the...
Heard of ‘kindy flu’? There’s no such thing. But kids are at risk this flu season for one simple reason

Heard of ‘kindy flu’? There’s no such thing. But kids are at risk this flu season for one simple reason

by Catherine Suelo | Jul 3, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care

Shutterstock Asha Bowen, Telethon Kids Institute and Christopher Blyth, The University of Western Australia The 2023 flu season may be one of Australia’s largest flu seasons on record, and doctors are concerned about the impact on children. You may have seen headlines...
Early educators around the world feel burnt out and devalued. Here’s how we can help

Early educators around the world feel burnt out and devalued. Here’s how we can help

by Catherine Suelo | May 1, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care

Anne Nygard/Unsplash Marg Rogers, University of New England South Australia’s royal commission into early childhood education led by Julia Gillard has released an interim report. The key recommendation is preschool for all three-year-olds (in a move similar to other...
Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain

Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain

by Catherine Suelo | Feb 20, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Vacancy News

Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash Melissa Tham, Victoria University; Cynthia Leung, Victoria University, and Peter Hurley, Victoria University About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under. This is part of...
A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there’s a catch

A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there’s a catch

by Catherine Suelo | Jan 2, 2023 | Child Development, Childcare News, Helpful Information

Written by Amanda Niland, University of Sydney and Marianne Fenech, University of Sydney The decision about whether to send a child to school “early” or “hold them back” can be a tortuous one for families who have a child born in the first half of the year. So a...
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