Article from the SMH – By Jordan Baker Four out of five childcare centres are on the brink of collapse and the out of school hours care industry fears it may never recover from the COVID-19 crisis, with both sectors being told they must wait for financial relief until the government orders them to close. The…
The early learning and care sector are on the brink of mass service closures across Australia from as early as next week if the Australian Government does not fast track further funding so services can keep their doors open. Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) CEO, Elizabeth Death said ELACCA members appreciated the…
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…
The Front Project commissioned the first comprehensive Australian analysis of the economic impact of early childhood education. The model looked at the impact of the current Australian system, which provides an early education program for 15 hours a week, delivered by a Bachelor qualified teacher, in the year before school. Our current system offers a…
NSW voters who care about very young children’s access to early learning can take advantage of report card on the major parties early learning commitments before they vote on Saturday. Spearheaded by the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) on behalf of the nation’s largest early learning providers the report card released today…
The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) welcomes the Australian Greens announcement of a policy that will enable free preschool programs for all three and four-year-old Australian children and the abolition of the activity test. ELACCA CEO, Elizabeth Death said the Australian Greens Early Childhood Education and Care policy proposed free preschool programs…
Leading early learning and care providers from around Australia have come together for the first time to ensure the needs of very young children are top of mind in the coming Federal election. Led by the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA), which represents the nation’s large not-for-profit and private providers of early…
What are our federal leaders saying about early learning for all Australian children? We asked the major parties for commitments on our five key policy asks for the Federal Election. Here’s how we scored them, based on their responses: For more detail visit https://launchintolearning.com.au/federal-election-score-card/
In this important election year, the NSW early childhood education and care sector has come together to call upon the next NSW Government to make a firm commitment to affordable, high quality early learning for our youngest learners. 1. All NSW children have access to affordable, high quality early learning for at least two days…
On 17 May 2018, The Hon. Amanda Rishworth MP addressed the McKell Institute and discussed her priorities as Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development. The Honorable Amanda Rishworth MP Addresses the McKell Institute
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