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…
23 April 2025 Ahead of the federal election on 3 May 2025, the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is calling on all parties and candidates to commit to action and investment that will underpin a high-quality, inclusive early learning and care sector, and set Australian children up for the best possible…
Media release 27 March 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) has welcomed today’s statement from the Albanese Government, for increased national consistency and action to improve safety and quality in the early learning and care sector. ‘We welcome the joint statement from Minister Aly and Minister Rishworth, highlighting action to improve…
Media release 26 March 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) has welcomed last night’s Federal Budget, which lays the foundation for universal early learning and care. ‘We congratulate Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister Clare and Minister Aly on the investment outlined in the Federal Budget for early learning and care,’ said ELACCA…
Media release 20 February 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the release of the Statement of Shared Commitment – Every Interaction Counts at Queensland Parliament House today. The Statement is a joint child safety initiative across the Queensland early learning and care sector, including the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority. From…
Media release 14 February 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) celebrates the passage of the Australian Government’s Three Day Guarantee Bill through Parliament this week. The Three Day Guarantee will enable every Australian child access to three days of subsidised high-quality early learning and care, regardless of their parents’ work or…
Media release 3 February 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the Federal Government’s news that it will introduce legislation this week in support of its 3 Day Guarantee to early learning and care. The 3 Day Guarantee will provide Australian children with access to three days of high-quality early learning…
Media release 3 February 2025 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the West Australian Premier Roger Cook’s announcement that a re-elected Cook Government would focus on growing the WA early childhood workforce, establishment of a dedicated Office of Early Childhood Education in WA, trial free access to high-quality four-year-old kindergarten and…
