Tag: Child Care
Childcare centre gets funding lifeline
A childcare centre in the Kimberley has been saved from closure after getting funding from a charity organisation.[MORE]
Fears kindy plans may force out toddlers
The Northern Grampians Shire Council says the Federal Government's policy to provide kindergarten access for four year olds may mean three year olds are denied services.[MORE]
Backing for paid parental leave
The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he supports the concept of paid parental leave.[MORE]
Gillard blames ABC Learning collapse for broken childcare promises
Julia Gillard blames ABC Learning's collapse for the Government's failure to build childcare centres.[MORE]
Truck wash upsets childcare centre plans
Council approval of a truck wash near a planned childcare centre site in Creswick is concerning the centre developer.[MORE]
Child care bill gives parents more information
New laws have been introduced into Queensland Parliament to improve the standard of child care centres.[MORE]
Mayor up-beat about childcare centre opening
The Bulloo Shire Mayor says he is confident a new childcare centre will open in Thargomindah by July.[MORE]
Code red school closures could affect business
The State Government is enforcing its policy of closing urban childcare centres and schools on code red fire danger days this summer.[MORE]
Goodstart takes over ABC centres
A not-for-profit group has taken over the operation of more than 50 ABC Learning centres in regional Victoria.[MORE]
Cleaners more valuable than bankers
A study has found that childcare workers and cleaners contribute more than bankers and advertising executives.[MORE]
Brisbane woman ordered to take parenting course
A Brisbane woman has been ordered to undergo a parenting course for leaving her three-year-old son home alone, while she drank and danced in inner-city Fortitude Valley night spots.[MORE]
GoodStart for ABC Learning
The not-for-profit GoodStart syndicate has been announced as the preferred purchaser of 678 ABC Learning childcare centres.[MORE]
ABC Learning owed millions in taxes: court told
A public examination into the collapse of ABC Learning has heard the childcare provider last year owed millions of dollars to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).[MORE]
First sod turned on school-based child care project
Work is set to begin on the first school-based childcare centre in Karratha.[MORE]
Child care costs 'set to soar'
The commercial child care sector says wage costs will rise dramatically under new national guidelines agreed to by Commonwealth, state and territory leaders.[MORE]
COAG childcare promises 'a good start'
A child advocacy group says COAG changes to childcare are a good start but would like to see more done. [MORE]
Study challenges childcare myths
New research challenges some negative stereotypes of the impact child care may have on a child's development.[MORE]
Childcare union backs national regulations
The Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU), which represents childcare workers, will meet the Queensland Government today to lobby for national childcare industry regulations.[MORE]
Childcare report recommends regulation
A Senate inquiry report into childcare has recommended a new body be set up to oversee how Federal Government funding is being spent.[MORE]
Childcare to boost Willowra employment
The aid organisation World Vision said a new early childhood centre in Willowra will help boost employment in the community.[MORE]
Parents get access to childcare log books
The State Government says Queensland childcare centres will be required to have a compliance log book from July next year.[MORE]
Support aired for neglected children hostel
The Department for Child Protection has backed community calls for more facilities to deal with neglected children in Western Australia's north.[MORE]
Council to fund child care upgrade
Sixty-thousand dollars is to be spent upgrading Mudgee's childcare centre, which had been facing an uncertain future.[MORE]
Childcare numbers boosted as centre reopens
The Alice Springs Town Council in central Australia says the reopening of a childcare centre will help working parents.[MORE]
Govt to fund kindy teachers for long day-care centres
Long day-care centres in Queensland will be given funding to employ qualified kindergarten teachers under a State Government pilot program.[MORE]
