A new early childhood education and care (ECEC) service has officially opened in Kununurra, offering children in remote Western Australia access to high-quality, culturally safe early education.

Results from the latest Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) show a concerning increase in developmental vulnerability among Australian children, particularly those living in the most ...

The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) today welcomes the announcement by the Federal  Government of a national early childhood educator register of all staff, mandatory child safety training, ...

The Department of Education has expanded its new Enforcement Action Register, with an additional 13 early childhood education and care (ECEC) services now subject to compliance conditions under the ...

The Benevolent Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Barrow as its new Chief Executive, following an extensive national search. Mr Barrow officially commences in the role on 14 ...

The Cook Government has announced a suite of reforms aimed at bolstering child safety across Western Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, following the tabling of a new ...

Wednesday 20 August the Victorian Government released The Rapid Child Safety Review (the Review) led by Mr Jay Weatherill AO and Ms Pam White PSM, in response to devastating reports of alleged child ...

A new workforce analysis from Jobs and Skills Australia highlights entrenched gender inequality across Australia’s labour market including early childhood education and care (ECEC) with First Nations ...

The Minns Labor Government has endorsed a suite of national reforms to strengthen Working with Children Checks (WWCCs), aiming to prevent individuals deemed a risk from gaining access to children in ...

Free online training supports educators, centre managers and approved providers with critical information for emergency preparedness and response.

At this week’s Economic Reform Roundtable, Treasurer Chalmers should embrace education and care as a key lever to drive productivity, grow our skilled workforce and reduce social inequity now. Our ...