Childcare workers backtrack on national walkout
In what will come as a relief for parents scrambling to make alternative plans, early childhood educators have cancelled their plans to stop work next week.
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New parents to pocket more freebies with child-raising ‘hub’
There’s no textbook on parenting, but now there is one place to find every government scheme, subsidy and financial benefit you’re eligible for – from pregnancy to preschool.
Childcare workers to walk out, centres shut down in pay dispute
Parents have been put on notice to prepare for childcare workers in their thousands to walk off the job, amid a stalemate with the federal government over who’ll fund their next payrise.
‘New appreciation’: Red Wiggle’s rethink on Wiggly work and dad leave
Red Wiggle and first-time dad Simon Pryce is seeing his job as one of Australia’s most loved children’s entertainers in a new light now that his own son is clapping along.
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FULL LIST: NSW suburbs hit by ‘no jab no job’ childcare rule
Demand for daycare has surged as ‘no jab, no job’ rules strain childcare staff levels. See the full list of NSW suburbs who are the most impacted.
Families to get free preschool in budget bonanza
Families with young children will keep access to free preschool next year under a $150 million state budget initiative after it proved popular during the Covid-19 pandemic.
COVID clears out classrooms across Sydney
The exodus of temporary visa holders and their young families due to the COVID-19 pandemic has seen whole classes wiped from timetables at Sydney schools.
Catholic school renovation cash splash
The Catholic Church will spend $173 million on new facilities and upgrades for 36 of its schools. Check out the full list and what the money will be used for.
Shocking number of NSW kids injured in childcare
Thousands of children are suffering trauma and illness at daycare centres as the rate of serious incidents in NSW soars.
Childcare review: New way for kids to learn
This is the new plan to shake up Australia’s childcare curriculum so toddlers are trained early before they enter their hi-tech future.
$5000 cash bonuses as childcare staff crisis deepens
Longer holidays and cash bonuses are being offered to childcare workers as desperate daycare operators battle staff shortages across nearly 900 centres.
Why quality of childcare depends on where you live
A damning report by Australia’s childcare watchdog reveals the quality of care and education children get depends very much on where they live. Search most and least advantaged areas in your state.
Fears for kids in anti-vax childcare
Vaccination advocates say research shows vaccination uptake in early childhood education centre staff is low and needs urgent government intervention.
Desperate childcares offering free babysitting for ‘support’
Sydney childcare centres have launched fundraising appeals with some targets as high as $78,000, saying they cannot pay their staff or guarantee childcare spots.
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