ELACCA welcomes new co-chairs Kay Turner and Rob Hughes
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ELACCA welcomes new co-chairs Kay Turner and Rob Hughes

Media release 23 January 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of SDN Children’s Services CEO Kay Turner and Busy Bees Early Learning Australia CEO Rob Hughes as co-chairs of the national organisation. “Ms Turner and Mr Hughes bring a wealth of experience in the sector,…

From the Ground Up: Growing leadership skills in early childhood educators
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From the Ground Up: Growing leadership skills in early childhood educators

From the Ground Up is an innovative six-month leadership program for early childhood educators in ELACCA member organisations, developed by academics at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), led by Associate Professor Megan Gibson. The program is designed to build applied leadership skills among early childhood educators and to strengthen and extend the leadership skills of…

All I want for Christmas is…a pay rise from the Government
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All I want for Christmas is…a pay rise from the Government

Media release 23 December 2022 There is just one thing Australian early childhood educators have on their Christmas wish-list this year – a better pay packet from the Australian Government. The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) CEO Elizabeth Death said that early childhood teachers and educators have again been the mainstay of…

Families will benefit from more affordable early learning and care, but government now needs to invest in the workforce ELACCA says
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Families will benefit from more affordable early learning and care, but government now needs to invest in the workforce ELACCA says

Media release 24 November 2022 Families will have access to more affordable early learning and care from July 2023 after the Australian Government’s Cheaper Childcare Bill passed this week. The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the investment that will reduce out-of-pocket expenses for families, access to early learning for First Nations…

ELACCA welcomes investment in early learning and care in last night’s Federal Budget
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ELACCA welcomes investment in early learning and care in last night’s Federal Budget

Media release 26 October 2022 Last night’s Federal Budget delivers welcome investment for Australian families and the early learning and care sector. ‘We applaud the Government’s $4.7 billion investment to increasing affordability of early learning and care for Australian families’ said Elizabeth Death, CEO of the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA).   ELACCA…