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Boosting motivation using the Educator Wellbeing Framework – The Sector
Is your children’s service struggling with staff motivation? After a wet winter riddled with staff and children’s illnesses, it’s no
Senate Committee Final Report strengthens calls for major ECEC system change – The Sector
The Senate Select Committee on Work and Care has released its final report with recommendations targeted at reforming the early
CCC and CELA response to federal budget 2023
ECEC Peaks welcome Labor’s federal budget 2023, announcing the investment of over $9 billion to deliver a stronger, more accessible
Gowrie Victoria Carlton shares experience of specialised trauma learning in ECEC – The Sector
Educators from Gowrie Victoria’s Carlton Learning Precinct used school readiness funding to access ITAV's Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Training Package, and
New pay deal process can deliver a better future for children and the early learning workforce
Under new federal IR laws, peak bodies ITAV and CELA will represent community-run providers in the first national application for
Bargaining bid will help childhood sector retain staff – The Canberra Times
Unions representing workers at twenty different early childhood education employers across NSW, the ACT and Victoria on Tuesday lodged an
Education and care sector launches an ambitious plan for reform
Every child in Australia will receive two days of early education and care each week if peak bodies in the
Childcare sector wants to strike multi-employer bargaining deal with hefty pay increase – The West Australian
Staff working for sixty-five childcare employers across the country are seeking to strike a new joint agreement with a hefty
Hey, hey it’s Saturday: Demand for free preschool spurs push for weekend kinder – The Age
At least four centres in Melbourne have announced plans to trial Saturday programs for three- and four-year-old kinder next year
Unpacking the UWU enterprise bargaining application – What does it mean for ECEC? – The Sector
On 6 June 2023 a group of unions lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to commence enterprise bargaining
How do you eat an echidna? Tackling education’s spiky problems with ambition – The Sector
Former Community Child Care Association Executive Director Julie Price and Community Early Learning Australia CEO Michele Carnegie were present when
Gowrie NSW and Big Fat Smile become latest providers to join enterprise bargaining application – The Sector
New South Wales based early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers Gowrie NSW and Big Fat Smile are the latest