Community Child Care Association felt proud to advocate with the council to prevent the closure of community-managed and council-run services in the City of Port Phillip.

Indications made by the Treasurer over the weekend suggest that the upcoming Federal Budget will allocate funding to increase wages in the ECEC sector.

Jim Chalmers’ Sunday blitz of pre-Budget interviews saw the Treasurer suggesting women would be the 'big beneficiaries' of what's handed down in this year's federal budget.

Early learning organisations have shared their sadness at the passing of Professor Manjula Waniganayake, a well known and much loved author, academic, advocate and educator.

Inclusive practice does not exist in a vacuum. In fact, strong inclusive practice can broadly benefit your service in ways you may not expect. We got in touch with The Loop OSHC service to see how…

Multi-employer bargaining (MEB) is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to finally achieve fair pay for educators. This journey started long ago, and we likely wouldn’t be where we are if it wasn’t for…

Various members of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) community have responded to the Productivity Commission releasing its highly anticipated draft report in which the commission outlines…

A consortium of early childhood education and care (ECEC) representatives were in Canberra last week to speak with key Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) about a government-funded wage rise…

Six months have passed since the early childhood education and care sector lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to begin wage increase negotiations with a group of employer…

This latest development follows the Fair Work Commission’s recent decision to grant the application the green light and allow the Unions to convene with employer groups, including the Australian…

An assessment and rating (A&R) notification can be an exciting time for an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service, but uncertainty around the process can make some educators,…

Watchdog’s latest report says childcare in Australia is ‘relatively less affordable for households than in most other OECD countries.