Save the date: The OSHC Conference is back in 2025! When? Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May 2025 Where? This is an online event – join from anywhere! Why? Here’s what our 2024 attendees said: • “Every OSHC educator should attend”

Oct 22, 2024 · The Department of Education has updated its guide to the worker retention payment with additional context on how “worker retention payments” will be calculated alongside some further clarity on how on-costs will be accounted for in the process.. Although the update does not break down how the calculation of the retention payments will be conducted, it does provide a high level guide ...

Jan 2, 2025 · But that gender gap is even bigger at 25% among chief executive officers, according to figures collected for the first time in 2023–24. And the widest gap of all is among older workers, with women in their late 50s typically …

Jan 3, 2025 · Excessive screen time in young children is linked to developmental delays in communication and problem-solving. One explanation is that screen time displaces parent–child interactions that are crucial for development. This is often framed as the child’s screen time displacing these interactions.

Oct 7, 2024 · The Department of Education has released grant guidelines for the early childhood education and care worker retention payment. The guidelines provide the first glimpse of some important aspects of the grant from structure, process, timeline and requirement perspectives.

Dec 18, 2024 · Armstrong Creek is a new community in the greater Geelong area, which has been designed to cater for growing families. Right at the heart of this emerging community is the team from Jenny’s Early Learning, who are bringing their well respected presence to Armstrong Creek to support families and to offer a unique opportunity for early childhood educators to be part of something truly special.

Oct 6, 2024 · The Department of Education has released a new round of information to support providers in their efforts to apply for the “worker retention payment” that is due to commence in December 2024 and be passed on to their eligible employees.. Much of the latest release focuses on the process that will need to be followed to be eligible to …

Dec 24, 2024 · In 2023, Australia’s birth rate declined to the lowest level ever recorded of 1.5 births per woman. But declining birth rates have long been an issue of public concern. Even as early as 1903, the New South Wales government established a Royal Commission on …

Dec 17, 2024 · As we approach the end of the year, it has become a tradition at The Sector to conduct a review of the biggest and most impactful early childhood education and care (ECEC) news of the preceding twelve months.

Dec 12, 2024 · Labor plans to introduce a “3 day guarantee” (three days a week) of early childhood education and care to all children before they start school.