Childcare sector wants to strike multi-employer bargaining deal with hefty pay increase – The West Australian

07 June 2023
Staff working for sixty-five childcare employers across the country are seeking to strike a new joint agreement with a hefty increase in pay.  

Bargaining bid will help childhood sector retain staff – The Canberra Times

06 June 2023
Unions representing workers at twenty different early childhood education employers across NSW, the ACT and Victoria on Tuesday lodged an application to the Fair Work Commission.

New pay deal process gives CELA and CCC a voice for community run and small providers – The Sector

06 June 2023
Peak bodies CCC and CELA will represent community-run and small providers in the first national application for multi-employer bargaining in the early education and care sector.

Media release: New pay deal process can deliver a better future for children and the early learning workforce

Under new federal IR laws, peak bodies CCC and CELA will represent community-run providers in the first national application for multi-employer bargaining in the early education and care sector.

Submission: Education and care – Fit for the future

Recent years have exposed the fault lines in Australia’s education and care system. Now is the time for a bold reimagining of the education and care system.

Gowrie Victoria Carlton shares experience of specialised trauma learning in ECEC – The Sector

26 May 2023
Educators from Gowrie Victoria’s Carlton Learning Precinct used school readiness funding to access CCC's Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Training Package, and shared their story. 

ECEC sector responds to Federal Budget announcement – The Sector

10 May 2023
Peak bodies and advocates from the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector have responded to last night’s Federal Budget.

Media release: CCC and CELA response to federal budget 2023

CCC and CELA welcome Labor’s federal budget 2023, announcing the investment of over $9 billion to deliver a stronger, more accessible education and care sector.

Play Australia

Play Australia is the peak national advocacy organisation for play, and the Australian branch of the International Play Association (IPA), supporting outdoor play by way of inspiration, advice, access to information and professional services.

Senate Committee Final Report strengthens calls for major ECEC system change – The Sector

13 March 2023
The Senate Select Committee on Work and Care has released its final report with recommendations targeted at reforming the early childhood education and care sector.
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