‘Only three of the children here have grandparents in Australia.’ ‘I drive past that aged care home every day – I’d love to arrange a visit with my room.’ ‘I think our kids would be way too noisy for the older people!’ After reading the story Prospect Community Early Education and Care submitted about their intergenerational learning […]
In 2010, the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) was introduced. The aim was to ensure the cost of kindergarten is not a barrier to access for families. Other subsidy or base funding schemes exist in other Australian jurisdictions, either in direct response to the Universal Access national partnership agreement or a preceding policy. The QKFS subsidy has […]
Spring is springing all over Australia and a goodly number of educators, directors and parent committees are checking out the latest nursery catalogues and thinking of punnets, seed packets and wondering which purchases will make it onto the budget this year. Enter: the zucchini that grows itself. Start with one zucchini, then follow the life […]
In 1969, Zelda D’Aprano chained herself to the Commonwealth Building to protest the separate rates of pay for men and women. Nearly 50 years later, it may be illegal to pay men and women different wages for the same work, but the gender pay gap continues across all sectors. In the 97% female early childhood […]
NSW Parliament today (14 September 2017) passed legislation amending the Public Health Act to remove parents’ conscientious beliefs as grounds for exempting children from mandatory vaccination requirements when enrolling in early learning services, including preschools. We have received the below advice from NSW Health. Please check their website for the additional information they refer to […]
Ngroo Education is a major facilitator of the CELA national outdoor learning conference on 13-15 October, Ignite. This is the third annual Ignite conference and promises to be the most amazing yet, not least because Ngroo is playing a major part in facilitating the whole weekend. Even if you’re not familiar with Ngroo, you may […]
Around Australia today, many educators were able to leave work at 3.20pm with the support of families and, in many cases, employers, as part of the equal pay campaign. We know many educators feel it is not possible to join in, that they will not be supported and cannot act. We’ve gathered together stories and […]
Martel Menz, Vice President Early Childhood, Australian Education Union, returns as a guest writer this week with a thoughtful post on leadership. Leading, she says, can occur at every level of an organisation, regardless of your job title. Leadership is a commitment to each other. CELA also spoke with Stephanie Willey from Yarralea Children’s Centre, […]
As you know, the unchecked oversupply of children’s early learning places is a major advocacy focus for CELA, and for our counterparts in ACA too. Counting Places: we launch our national occupancy survey (you have ONE week to respond) Are we spoilt by choice? When vacancies rise, quality suffers National vacancy survey update: a children’s […]
“What would you say if just five minutes of your time each day could strengthen your child’s resilience and self esteem for life?” It’s the opening line in a video that could change the families you work with forever. A five minute explanation, for a five minute structured playtime, for a lifetime of confidence in […]
