11 March 2026 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is conducting a briefing at Parliament House Canberra on Thursday 12 March 2026, hosted by the cross-party led Parliamentary Friends of Early Childhood: The path forward: How we can build the early learning system that Australia’s children need. Anne Hollonds AO, Chief…
27 January 2026 ELACCA is proud to congratulate our Chief Executive Officer, Ms Anne Hollondson her appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), in the 2026 Australia Day Honours List. Ms Hollonds’ award is in recognition of her distinguished service to family, children and community safety, wellbeing and human rights, and…
5 January 2026 The commencement of the 3 Day Guarantee today moves Australia one step closer to universal early learning and care, removing a longstanding barrier to children’s participation. The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the commencement of the 3 Day Guarantee, which extends access to the Child Care Subsidy…
22 December 2025 We are seeking a high-performing policy and advocacy professional for this key national peak body in the early childhood education and care sector. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Senior Policy Manager has strategic leadership responsibilities for policy and advocacy; stakeholder engagement with governments, regulators, academic institutions and non-government partners; and provides…
18 December 2025 Prioritising child safety is not optional. The safety, rights, and best interests of every child are our highest priority and our paramount consideration in operational decisions. As Australia’s largest providers of early childhood education and care, ELACCA members are united in our commitment to prioritise child safety. We commit to:
19 November 2025 Anne brings a wealth of experience, vision, and dedication from 28 years of senior leadership across government and non-government sectors, with a distinguished career dedicated to improving outcomes for children and families. Anne recently completed her term as Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. In her previous CEO roles, Anne provided advice to governments and led research, policy and practice in education, health and…
ELACCA and its members are committed to delivering safe, quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) for all children. Across all the priorities we pursue in our work, nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of children. We are collectively driven by a zero-tolerance approach to child harm, in all its forms….
22 August 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) backs today’s Education Ministers Meeting agreements on a suite of national safety reform actions to improve safety, quality and transparency in the early learning and care sector. ‘Education Ministers today have joined together in a historic collaboration to agree on important reforms…
10 July 2025 The ELACCA Board writes today to formally advise that ELACCA CEO, Elizabeth Death, has submitted her resignation and will be stepping down on 6 October 2025. Since commencing in 2016, Elizabeth has facilitated ELACCA’s growth from a small representative group of CEOs to the current 18 member organisations with a significant…
The safety, health and wellbeing of all children who attend education and care services is paramount. Public consultation about regulatory and non-regulatory policy options to improve child safety in the education and care sector is open until 11 June 2025*. What are the possible changes? There are six themes across the changes for consideration. For…
