Gowrie NSW and Big Fat Smile become latest providers to join enterprise bargaining application – The Sector

New South Wales based early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers Gowrie NSW and Big Fat Smile have become the latest large providers to join an application to the Fair Work Commission (FWC)…

How do you eat an echidna? Tackling education's spiky problems with ambition – The Sector

Community Child Care Association Executive Director Julie Price and Community Early Learning Australia CEO Michele Carnegie were present when Federal Education Minister Jason Clare addressed the…

Hey, hey it’s Saturday: Demand for free preschool spurs push for weekend kinder – The Age

At least four centres in Melbourne have announced plans to trial Saturday programs for three- and four-year-old kinder next year to cater for skyrocketing interest.

Unpacking the UWU enterprise bargaining application – What does it mean for ECEC? – The Sector

On 6 June 2023 a group of unions with substantial membership bases in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to commence negotiations…

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Boosting motivation using the Educator Wellbeing Framework – The Sector

Is your children’s service struggling with staff motivation? After a wet winter riddled with staff and children’s illnesses, it’s no wonder your staff are struggling.

Voters support funding aged care wage rise – The Brisbane Times

A federal pledge to fund a pay rise for aged care workers has gained 59 per cent support, but voters are not so sure about using taxpayer cash to boost childcare pay as well.