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Leading a child safe service means more than policies and procedures, it is about building a culture where every child feels safe, seen and supported.

The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) has initiated a public consultation, inviting feedback on proposed regulatory and non-regulatory policy options aimed at ...

Experts are calling for urgent reform to how digital technologies are used in classrooms, warning that many tools collect student data in ways that may compromise privacy and wellbeing.

Plans have been unveiled for a new childcare precinct within the Gilston Lifestyle Village on the Gold Coast, aiming to meet the rising demand for early learning services in the region’s fast-growing ...

Strengthening community protections is a critical part of supporting safe early learning environments. New laws aimed at protecting children from serious sexual offenders have come into effect in ...

Plans to expand early childhood education access in Mundaring, Western Australia, have been outlined, with up to $5 million earmarked to build a new early learning service.

G8 Education has outlined strong progress across key strategic areas at its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), reinforcing its commitment to quality improvement, workforce development, sector ...

Forrest Out Of School Hours Care (FOOSHC) in Canberra has once again achieved the highest rating under the National Quality Framework (NQF), with ACECQA awarding the service its third Excellent rating ...

A new national campaign led by early childhood educators has been launched. It calls for reforms to strengthen regulation, staffing, and public provision in the early childhood education and care ...

Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is set for significant changes following the Federal Government’s $5 billion investment to build a more accessible and universal early ...

An open-door policy sounds like good leadership, but in reality, it can sometimes undermine your team’s independence and your own ability to lead with purpose.