Daniela Kavoukas appointed CEO to lead CCC into a new chapter – The Sector

Community Child Care Association (CCC) has announced the appointment of Daniela Kavoukas as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a comprehensive recruitment process.

The unregulated daycare ‘cash cow’ where accused paedophile allegedly preyed on children – The Age

Staff as young as 15 are caring for up to 15 children in the Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) sector as industry heads raise the alarm about for-profit providers putting money over children’s…

CCC Executive Director Julie Price announces resignation after transformative decade – The Sector

Julie Price, long-serving Executive Director of the Community Child Care Association (CCC), will step down from her role in July after more than a decade of leadership that has shaped the…

Clarifying the Workforce Retention Payment: facts, benefits and key deadlines – The Sector

The Workforce Retention Payment is a key component of the Government’s commitment to the ECEC workforce. The deadline to submit applications for backdated payments has been extended to 30 September…

How one kinder’s welcome mural put First Nations collaboration front and centre – The Sector

Californian Gully Kindergarten unveiled a 2.4-metre-wide welcome mural, a manifestation of many months of collaboration with local Indigenous families, children and staff, led by Kerri Douglas – Dja…

Assistance to support providers to navigate the Worker Retention Payment grants – The Sector

The Federal Department of Education has announced further support to assist approved providers of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to understand, apply for and meet the conditions…

Ink dries on first national supported bargaining agreement for ECEC – The Sector

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) employer peak bodies Community Child Care Association and Community Early Learning Australia met with the Federal Government and signed the first national…

Friends like us – The Sector

Dr Jennifer Cartmel wrote the first PhD on outside school hours care (OSHC) in Australia. Dr Bruce Hurst remembers the day someone handed it to him. Bruce and Jennifer to reflect on their journey…

Spotlight on Hawthorn Early Years: ‘Our goal is to be A&R-ready at all times’ – The Sector

Hawthorn Early Years (HEY) is a community-based long day care and kindergarten service with an overall Exceeding rating, Community Child Care Association recently met with them to find out how they…

Embracing diversity: Inclusive practice for children with high support needs – The Sector

We sat down with Kellie Anne Harris, the centre manager at Box Hill North Montessori Academy, to learn how they leapt into action with a flexible approach to inclusion to welcome a child with high…

The service where educators are encouraged to spread their wings, even if it means going elsewhere – The Sector

Community Child Care Association (CCC) recently sat down with members Angie Serwecinska and Natasha Nolan Addison, Monash Children’s Centre (MCC) co-directors who share an unconventional approach to…

Advocates respond to the release of the Productivity Commission's Report – The Sector

The Productivity Commission has released volume one of its highly anticipated report, A path to universal early education and care, with Federal Minister for Education Jason Clare naming the three…