Early Childhood Education & Child Care News
6 days ago · The early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, while essential to the community, is highly competitive. Securing government contracts in any of the states across Australia, or private sector partnerships, generally involves submitting a formal tender or bid.
Childcare Centre Desktop completes restructure as new strategic ...
Dec 13, 2021 · Childcare Centre Desktop, the online resource library focused on early childhood education and care (ECEC) documentation that supports services meet their operational and compliance responsibilities, has confirmed the completion of a restructure that will see majority ownership transfer to a new strategic investor as it lays the foundation for a new frontier in childcare software.
The New and Improved EYLF 2.0 + MTOP 2.0 - The Sector
Jan 12, 2024 · Australia’s two national approved learning frameworks Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, and the My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia have been updated following consultation from the sector and community.I for one am very excited! I’ve had a squiz at the new documents and I am very much liking what I’m seeing and I ...
Updates to EYLF and MTOP approved by Education Ministers: Key …
Jan 24, 2023 · Updates to Australia’s two approved learning frameworks – the Early Years Learning Framework and My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care – have been approved by all Australian, state and territory Education Ministers. “Approved learning frameworks are a critically important part of the National Quality Framework (NQF),” ACECQA said in announcing the new frameworks.
How do children communicate through play, and why is that …
Aug 27, 2019 · Play-based learning is a stalwart phrase in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, but what does it mean? How do children communicate with educators and each other through their play, and why is this communication important?
The approved learning frameworks change in 2024 - The Sector
Dec 19, 2023 · The revised versions of Australia’s approved learning frameworks – the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0) and My Time, Our Place (MTOP V2.0) must be used in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services from 1 February 2024.
Could free TAFE and Uni be the answers for skills shortages?
Sep 20, 2023 · More than half of Australians believe that cheaper or free TAFE or university courses are the most effective way to solve the country’s skills shortage, which is impacting many sectors and industries including early childhood education and care (ECEC).
New Educational Leader wage allowance – How does it work?
Oct 20, 2022 · With the recent announcement made by the Fair Work Commission that the Children’s Services Award would include a new educational leader allowance many early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals have had questions about how the allowance will be paid.. The information below aims to provide some clarity about the allowance. For more detailed information readers are encouraged to ...
ECEC graduates caught up as College is deregistered
Nov 11, 2024 · The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has deregistered the Australian Education & Career College, leaving the validity of the qualifications of numerous early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals in doubt.
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