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Quality Care for Children is Worth the Cost!
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
CCC is hiring! Receptionist / Administration Assistant
Download the position description (82kb Word document)
Join Now! Become a Member of Community Child Care TodayIncrease your impact - introduce us to your family, colleagues, and friends!
Read about our recommendations to the Treasurer for the 2012 - 2013 State Budget HERE
CCC Responds to the The Productivity Commission Draft Report
CCC's response is now avaiable 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.
As outlined in our orginal submission, CCC sees the Productivity Commissions work as addressing key issues enabling our sector to deliver higher quality for children, families and the communities.
Once the Commission's report is finalised, CCC will be working closely with members and the sector to ensure implementation of the right recommendations by government and other decision makers. Stay tuned as to how you can get involved!
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!
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 have 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
Read CCC's response to the Review of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act (2006)
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
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.
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
COAG QUALITY ANNOUNCEMENTS December 2009
At last, the long awaited quality changes have now been announced. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed on 7 December 2009 to a partnership between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments to establish a new National Quality Agenda for early childhood education and care. You can read CCC's media release and our initial analysis
CCC Response to the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework
The CCC submission to the trial document proposes some changes to make the Framework more inclusive of the National Early Years Learning Framework and of OSHC. You can download CCC's submission here
Joint Statement on National Quality Reforms
11 key Victorian organisations have signed a joint statement calling on Australian Governments to uphold best practice in children's services and to strive for international best practice for Australia's children. You can download the joint statement here
National Early Childhood Reforms
COAG have signed off on a National Quality Agenda and consultations on the Regulatory Impact Statement have been underway since July 2009. CCC has submitted a response to these important reforms and you can read CCC's submission here
Children's Services Regulations 2009
The Children's services Regulations came into effect of 25 May 2009 - heralding an era where OSHC and Family Day Care have been regulated for the first time in Victoria. Click here to go to our Regulations page where you can download a copy of the Regulations, and check out the DEECD website for more information
Care for Babies Campaign
Did you know that the unit on Care for Babies is only an elective in the Certificate III in Children's Services?
This means that there may be graduates working in babies' rooms that do not have the necessary skills to care for babies. Those of us with a commitment to high quality care must lobby our state training authorities to have Care for Babies made compulsory.
Click here to read and download the lobby kit ACCS has prepared to advocate that Caring for Babies is compulsory in the Certificate III in Children's Services.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO COLLAPSE OF CORPORATE CHILD CARE
CCC has been actively supporting the community sector in their response to the collapse of corporate child care. We have been sending updates which can be downloaded from our response to the collapse of corporate child care page.
The latest information you can download is 'Eight Lessons for Community Service Providers' which has been created in light of information provided at the Due Diligence seminar held on 2 February 2009.
You can also download a due diligence resource sheet from the Professional Support RDU website.
CCC has also posted some policy advice regarding submitting a non-binding EOI
For further information: Call 9486 3455 Freecall: 1800 177 017
SUBMISSIONS AND REPORTS
CCC has still been busy responding to various consultations and Inquiries and most recently CCC submitted a response to the Productivity Commission re the Contribution of the NFP sector, Victorian Early Years Learning and Development trial document, the National Compact consultation, the Australian Treasury Inquiry into Creeping Acquisitions, the National Human Rights consultation and the DHS consultation into a portable long service leave scheme for the community sector click here to read the submissions
You can also read CCC's submissions to the Inquiry into Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities emphasizing the importance of Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Services by visiting our Submissions and Reports page or by clicking here
Contact CCC now for more information: 03 9486 3455 or recption@cccinc.org.au
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