From 1 September 2025, sweeping national reforms will strengthen child safety in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services across Australia, with faster incident reporting, updated digital ...

Young families in the Hunter will benefit from a significant expansion of free public preschool access, with the NSW Government committing to deliver more than 1,000 new places across 12 new or ...

In celebration of World Environment Day, Milieu Early Education and Care designed a meaningful and memorable excursion that blended environmental awareness, cultural learning and life skills engaging ...

The Department of Education has extended the original 30 June 2025 deadline for Workforce Retention Payment (WRP) applications, with approved providers now able to submit until 30 September 2025 and ...

The On Us coalition, led by the Australian Childhood Foundation, has launched a free, easy-to-use self-assessment tool to help businesses identify and address potential risks to children’s safety.

Bay Explorers Early Learning in Urraween, Queensland, is working with authorities after two young children briefly left the centre's premises and were safely returned, prompting community concern and ...

An approved provider in Mirrabooka, Western Australia, has been fined $16,000 following a serious incident in 2024 in which a child was left alone and unsupervised inside a closed early childhood ...

The Wiggles have joined forces with the International Fresh Produce Association Australia and New Zealand (IFPA ANZ) to launch the "Fruit and Veggies Yummy Yummy" campaign. This initiative aims to ...

New ACECQA data highlights the top three areas where ECEC services most often fall short under the National Quality Standard: critical reflection, governance systems and supervision. The article ...

With the 30 June 2025 application deadline for new applications fast approaching, early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers are encouraged to apply for the Federal Government’s Workforce ...

In early learning, sport is more than just physical; it's thinking in motion. Play, discovery, and movement are essential ways children express themselves. As Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio ...

ACECQA’s newly released child enrolment template offers early childhood services a fresh opportunity to meet compliance requirements while also deepening their approach to inclusion, family ...