Media release 10 November 2020 Free and low-fee kinder in Victoria is a winner for families, employers and children The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) applauds the Victorian Government’s decision to deliver free and low-fee early learning for all three- and four-year-olds in 2021. ‘Increased public investment in early learning is precisely…
Media release 7 October 2020 Affordable early learning must sit at the heart of the next Budget With no new measures announced in last night’s Budget, Australia’s early learning and care sector and its allies will keep advocating for increased investment to support young children’s learning and women’s workforce participation. ‘We applaud the Government’s commitment…
Media release 20 September 2020 ELACCA welcomes support for early learning and care in Victoria as the sector hopes for recovery: Ongoing government support for Victorian early learning and care services, including outside school hours care services, will safeguard the sector as it emerges from COVID-19 restrictions. The Early Learning and Care…
Media Release 7 September 2020 Boosting economic growth and family wellbeing with carefully targeted federal reform A new study by KPMG provides a simple blueprint for kickstarting the Australian economy and increasing economic security and educational opportunities for Australian families. The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes today’s report from KPMG, The…
5 August 2020 MEDIA RELEASE ELACCA welcomes additional support from Federal Government for Victorian early learning services The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of initiatives that continue to support the early learning workforce, children, families and providers as Victoria deals with the impacts of COVID-19. ELACCA CEO,…
Peak body ELACCA pivots towards innovation in newly released five year Strategic Plan The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) has released a new strategic plan which provides details of the organisation’s key objectives and areas of focus for the next five years, as well as highlighting a new ‘pivot to innovation’ designed to capture…
MEDIA RELEASE 02 Apr 2020 Prime Minister, Minister for Education Around one million families are set to receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic under a plan from the Morrison Government that will help deliver hip pocket relief and help the early childhood education and care sector make it through to the other side…
How Australia can invest in children and return more presents the opportunity for wise investments in evidence-based early intervention to radically change outcomes for Australian children and young people. This report reveals that Australian governments are spending $15.2 billion each year on high-intensity and crisis services for problems that may have been prevented had we…
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