Australia’s peak body for early learning (childcare) supports a national Working with Children Check system across Australia, ensuring those who do not meet the standards of one state cannot move to ...

R U OK? Day is Australia’s annual celebration of meaningful connection, held on the second Thursday of September this year, that falls on 11 September 2025. The message is simple yet powerful: start a ...

The Department of Education has launched its first round of compliance actions under new regulatory powers, targeting 30 early childhood education and care (ECEC) services found to have persistently ...

Recent policy shifts, including the National Model Code for Taking Images and Videos of Children, ACECQA’s 2025 Policy Guidelines: Safe Use of Digital Technologies and Online Environments, and the ...

Goodstart Early Learning has announced a series of strengthened child safeguarding measures, outlined by CEO Dr Ros Baxter in a recent statement. The measures include an independent external ...

A groundbreaking resource platform is transforming the way Australian early learning services approach children’s emotional development. Tiny Souls Media has officially launched nationwide, delivering ...

The Minns Labor Government has endorsed a suite of national reforms to strengthen Working with Children Checks (WWCCs), aiming to prevent individuals deemed a risk from gaining access to children in ...

A renewed focus on value, prevention and collaboration across Australia’s care services could pave the way for meaningful reform in early childhood education and care, according to the Centre for ...

At this week’s Economic Reform Roundtable, Treasurer Chalmers should embrace education and care as a key lever to drive productivity, grow our skilled workforce and reduce social inequity now. Our ...

With major child safety reforms on the horizon, Queensland organisations are being supported to build the capabilities they need to meet their obligations under the new Child Safe Organisations Act ...

Every Australian knows a survivor. Most just don’t realise it. Bravehearts is calling on Australians to be brave and take action against child sexual abuse this Bravehearts Day, Friday 12 September ...

Play-based learning is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone of early childhood education. Research indicates that structured and unstructured play can significantly enhance cognitive, social, ...