56 family daycare centres in Victoria closed under emergency order
Authorities have ordered the interim closure of dozens of centres while compliance and sleep risk assessments are carried out following the death of a baby in Melbourne’s southeast.
Early Education
Check your suburb: Where 65 kinders will be built, upgraded
Families will have access to 6500 new kinder spaces this year, with 65 centres opening after being built or undergoing upgrades. Search our interactive map to see all the new kinders near you.
More than 4600 children injured at Victorian childcare services
More than 660 Victorian children were locked out or unaccounted for across the state’s childcare services last financial year, with more than 6100 serious incidents reported, a shocking new report has revealed.
The ‘lifechanging’ development coming to Victoria’s kinders
Children with disabilities will have more freedom and independence at kinder than before, thanks to ‘lifechanging’ upgrades and renovations taking place at more than 400 centres.
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Children ‘forcefully’ handled at Carrum Downs childcare centre
A childcare centre is under investigation after a “flustered and stressed” childcare worker was seen mishandling children in their care, prompting one mum to call for tough consequences.
Free kinder comes at a cost
With the number of local children aged four or younger set to jump by more than 50 per cent by 2041, more than $200m could be needed to build new kindergartens in Geelong.
Vic parents slugged Australia’s highest childcare fees
Childcare costs have soared to $626 a week in Victoria, while Productivity Commission data reveals worrying accounts of kids experiencing trauma during care.
‘Not enough’: Why dads want more government support
A national campaign backed by several high-profile dads is urging the government to fund more paternity leave, cheaper childcare and perinatal support for fathers.
Families in fight to save beloved Beaumaris Children’s Playhouse
Hundreds of families have joined forces to save a cherished children’s play centre, after the local council revealed it was considering plans to turn it into a kindergarten.
Wage feud could see after-school care centres close, fees rise
Parents could be forced to fork out hundreds of dollars extra in fees and centres could close, if outside school hours staff don’t win the pay rise they are demanding.
Teachers staying in hostels and years on a waitlist: Vic’s childcare crisis exposed
Regional Victoria’s crippled childcare system has teachers staying in backpacker hostels and parents waiting more than two years to enrol their children, a federal advisory body was told.
NDIS pilot targets Territory’s youngest learners
A southern NDIS provider is set to bridge the service gap the Territory’s youngest learners are facing. Here’s how the project will work.
Hands-on’: How kids are learning about bush tucker
From bush tucker to thriving desert vegetable gardens, the Woolworths Junior Landcare grants are boosting kids’ environmental learning in some unexpected ways.
Gogglebox stars’ advice to help kids write better
From Gogglebox to grammar: Kerry and Izzy Silbery reveal how family chats can supercharge and help Aussie kids.
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