ELACCA welcomes ACT investment in early learning
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ELACCA welcomes ACT investment in early learning

Media Release 29 June 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) congratulates the ACT Government on their biggest investment in early learning and care, through its 2023-24 Budget. Access to one day a week of free three-year-old preschool is a great step for families in Canberra. ‘We know that access to quality…

ELACCA welcomes $645m Free Kindy investment from the Queensland Government
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ELACCA welcomes $645m Free Kindy investment from the Queensland Government

Media Release 13 June 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) congratulates the Queensland Government on its $645m investment in free kindergarten announced in the 2023-24 State Budget today. This signifies a historic step in Queensland’s kindergarten funding reforms, and will bring the Queensland Government’s total kindy investment to $2 billion over…

ELACCA applauds the Victorian Government for ground-breaking early learning reforms
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ELACCA applauds the Victorian Government for ground-breaking early learning reforms

Media Release 25 May 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) congratulates the Victorian Government on its $1.8 billion commitment to transforming the early learning sector through a series of landmark initiatives announced this week. The Victorian Government is currently the only state or territory offering universal three-year-old kindergarten, along with its…

ELACCA welcomes Queensland Government’s ‘serious consideration’of Free Kindy for 15 hours per week for every 4-year-old child
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ELACCA welcomes Queensland Government’s ‘serious consideration’of Free Kindy for 15 hours per week for every 4-year-old child

Media Release 25 May 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) commends the Queensland Government for considering Free Kindy for 15 hours per week for every 4-year-old child across Queensland. ELACCA supports the removal of cost barriers to enable every Queensland 4-year-old access to a quality early learning program in the year…

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ELACCA welcomes early years investment in the 2023-24 Federal Budget

Media Release 9 May 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes funding for our sector provided in the Australian Government’s 2023-24 Federal Budget release this evening. Notably for the early learning and care sector, the Budget provides a suite of pre-announced measures including: The funding provides support to attract and retain…

ELACCA welcomes skills and training boost for early learning workforce
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ELACCA welcomes skills and training boost for early learning workforce

Media Release 3 May 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement today, providing $72.4 million over five years to support the skills and training of workers in the early childhood education and care sector. The funding, to be provided in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, enables much-needed support…

ELACCA welcomes The Hon Prudence Car as NSW Minister for Education and Early Learning
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ELACCA welcomes The Hon Prudence Car as NSW Minister for Education and Early Learning

Media release 6 April 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is pleased to welcome The Hon Prudence Car as the new Minister for Education and Early Learning in NSW. “We are thrilled to welcome Minister Car to her new role and we look forward to working together to make quality early…

ELACCA welcomes new Goodstart CEO Dr Ros Baxter
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ELACCA welcomes new Goodstart CEO Dr Ros Baxter

Media release 24 March 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is thrilled to welcome Dr. Ros Baxter as the Chief Executive Officer of Goodstart Early Learning. With over 25 years of experience in the field, Dr Baxter brings a wealth of knowledge and a strong commitment to education, in particular to…

ELACCA partners with University of Wollongong to deliver accelerated degree
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ELACCA partners with University of Wollongong to deliver accelerated degree

Media release 1 March 2023 Workforce shortages are placing increasing pressure on all parts of the early learning and care sector. Across Australia, thousands of qualified early learning educators and teachers are needed to meet existing vacancies, with staffing shortfalls leading to fewer spaces for children at their most critical period of development, and impacting…

ELACCA welcomes appointment of Professor Emerita Deborah Brennan AM to co-lead Productivity Commission Inquiry into early childhood education and care
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ELACCA welcomes appointment of Professor Emerita Deborah Brennan AM to co-lead Productivity Commission Inquiry into early childhood education and care

Media release 9 February 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is delighted to welcome the appointment of Professor Emerita Deborah Brennan AM as co-lead of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) system. Professor Brennan is one of the country’s leading social policy thinkers, and published…