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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Community Child Care Association Executive Director Julie Price talks about the August 2024 Federal Government announcement of a 15% increase to wages in early education over 2 years.
On Wednesday, the Albanese government announced sweeping changes, funding a 15 per cent wage increase for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) workers, phased over two years.