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ACCS Trends in Community Children's Services Survey
This quick (10-15 minutes) confidential survey asks you to tell us your experiences with:
- Recruitment and retention of staff
- Implmentation of the NQF
- Vulnerabilities in communities
- Fees and utilisation
Go to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Have_your_say_ACCS
This survey is the first in a biannual research program by ACCS to be done across the country, ensuring the voices of community children's services are heard at all levels. For the right policy and government support for our sector and Australian families, the government needs to know what is going on. With your help we can tell them!
2012-13 Budget: Baillieu Plants Tiny Seeds for Vulnerable Children
Today's State Budget planted a few tiny seeds which could eventually grow into a veritable forest of support to ensure children at risk have real access to high quality early childhood education and care.
CCC welcomes the Budget's headline focus on the importance of improving community services for vulnerable Victorians alongside economic growth, jobs and infrastructure.
Read the full media release here.
Using the Frameworks for High Quality Practice in Family Day Care: VEYLDF, EYLF & FSAC Training Series May - August 2012
Resource and Training Opportunity for Family Day Care Coordination Unit staff
Community Child Care in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has developed a two part 'train the trainer' series and associated resource kit for FDC Coordination Unit staff. The package focuses on the links between Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF), Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the Framework for School Age Care (FSAC), and how to engage educators in the frameworks.
Registrations opened on Thursday 26th April. Click here for more information and to register.
ACCS National Conference 2012
As the Victorian branch of Australian Community Children's Services (ACCS), CCC is looking forward to the ACCS National Conference, 18-19 May 2012 in Wollongong, New South Wales.
Building on the reform environment of the early childhood education and care sector, the conference theme is "Change and Leadership: Who is the ringmaster". See the Conference Program and Registration for more details. Hope to see you there!
Also a big congratulations to our two members who responded to the earlier call for abstracts and who, as a result, will be presenting at the conference!
CCC Response to the ACECQA Draft Excellent Rating
Drawing on many discussions with the sector and our membership, CCC has put together a comprehensive response to the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority's (ACECQA) Discussion Paper on the Excellent Rating System. CCC's response welcomed the aspirational tone of the rating and recommended a rigorous assessment process, with qualified and experienced assessors and to be accompanied by initiatives to assist smaller, less resourced services ready themselves to apply for the excellent rating. Read more here.
Website Maintenance
With all the exciting changes taking place in our sector, Community Child Care is busy with maintenance and updating of our website. Shortly you will be seeing some changes and new material. Please still browse for useful advocacy and policy resources. We apologise for any inconvenience in this process.
If you have any questions please contact:
Community Child Care on (03) 9486 3455 or free call on 1800 177 017.
Quality Care for Children is Worth the Cost!
CCC is working hard to get the truth into our newspapers. Commercial child care providers are irresponsible in scaring families and communities with threats of outrageously high increases in child care costs in the New Year. Recent threats of a $25 per day increase in child care fees are nothing more than propaganda attempting to blackmail the government to prevent improvements in the minimum standard of quality that Australian children deserve.
Read the whole media release here.
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CCC State Budget Submission 2012-13
CCC has written to the Victorian Treasurer outlining our recommendations for new initiatives for the 2012-13 State Budget. Building on the work being done around Victorian vulnerable children and families, CCC has proposed increased funding to Early Childhood Services that focus on supporting vulnerable families and children to access their services. Read more here.
CCC Responds to The Productivity Commission Draft Report
CCC's response is now available to the Productivity Commission study into the workforce of the Early Childhood Development Sector. This study is examining several issues including minimum qualification, staff retention and working conditions.
In response to the draft report, CCC directed the Commission to reconsider recommendations on OSHC not requiring qualified educators and their potential underestimation of the capacity for Committees of Management to serve community child care services.
Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry - Verbal Evidence
CCC presented to the Inquiry into Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children, a series of case studies of universal children's services doing an outstanding job of including children at risk of abuse and neglect - the Inquiry Panel congratulated us for a positive presentation. CCC wishes to thank the long day care and vacation care services which provided their experiences for the case studies - together we can change the world! Transcript is available here
ECA Publication
Early Childhood Australia has released a document titled 'Our future on the line - Keeping the early childhood education and care reforms on track'. This is a good resource to share with families about the importance of the reforms, and the support the reforms have from the children's services sector.
National Regulations Exposure Draft
Community Child Care has prepared a detailed response for DEEWR based on the Draft National Regulations. You can download a copy of the National Regulation exposure draft from here
You can download a copy of CCC's response to DEEWR by clicking here
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act (2006) Review
Victoria's Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities outlines the basic human rights of all people in Victoria and are protected by law.
CCC as the peak body for community based children’s services in Victoria welcomes the opportunity to respond to the review of the Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities Act (2006). CCC believes that the Charter is an important statutory mechanism to uphold the rights of Victorians, however CCC believes there are some important changes that could be made to better ensure the rights of Victorians are protected and upheld. Read our response here.
Productivity Commission Issues Paper February 2011
The Productivity Commission released an Issues Paper looking at the workforce issues facing the ECEC sector. You can read CCC's response on this important issue here
National Quality Framework
The National Quality Framework is taking shape. In December CCC submitted a response to the Rating and Assessment system proposed for ECEC services. You can read our response here.
Victorian State Election
The Victorian State Election was held on the 27Th November 2010. Click here to review our demands, policy scorecard, Joint Statements and proposed Vulnerable Children's Framework for Victoria's children.
NATSEM research report 'Who cares for School Age Kids?'
In October 2010, The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling launched a research report into staffing trends in OSHC. You can download the report by clicking here
CCC Strategic Plan 2010- 2012
CCC is pleased to announce the Strategic Plan for 2010 - 2012 was endorsed by the Committee in May and is now available for the public to read. Click here to read CCC's strategic plan
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