Media Release 28 September 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) congratulates the Queensland Government on their 2023-27 Early Childhood Workforce Strategy released yesterday. The 4-year strategy has been designed to deliver a sustainable, qualified early childhood workforce and provide a comprehensive suite of initiatives to support the sector’s diverse needs. ELACCA…
Media Release 28 September 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes today’s joint announcement from Australian, state and territory Education Ministers on the development and trial of a new Preschool Outcomes Measure. The Measure is a significant addition to the Preschool Reform Agreement progressed across all states and territories and the…
Media Release 19 September 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes significant investment from the New South Wales Government, announced in the 2023-24 Budget. The Budget is focussed on affordability, workforce, and access to quality early learning and care, and provides important long-term certainty to the sector. The Budget commits to…
Media Release 14 September 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the announcement from the New South Wales Government, which provides more than $100 million to our sector through the Childcare and Economic Opportunity Fund. The funding provides important investment to support our workforce, and improve access and affordability to early…
Media Release 6 September 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of G8 Education CEO, Pejman Okhovat, as the new co-chair (for-profit) of the national organisation. Mr Okhovat joins SDN Children’s Service’s CEO, Kay Turner, who is the current co-chair (not-for-profit) of ELACCA. Mr Okhovat fills…
Media Release 28 August 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the findings from the South Australian Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care, in the Commission’s Final Report released yesterday. The Report includes ambitious recommendations to effect long-term, sustainable change for children in South Australia. ELACCA has valued the…
Media Release 17 July 2023 THE Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) is pleased to welcome Only About Children (OAC) Chief Executive, Ms Anna Learmonth to the ELACCA Board. Ms Learmonth has worked in Australia and internationally for a number of Australian and global organisations, with over 25 years’ experience in Early Learning…
Media Release 14 July 2023 WORKFORCE shortages continue to place 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…
Media Release 6 July 2023 The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the Australian Government’s Cheaper Childcare investment, coming into effect from 10 July. ELACCA CEO Elizabeth Death said increasing access and affordability to quality early learning and care, sets children up for a life of learning and achievement. It also enables…
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…
