Nov

ELAAvate 11 November

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, we spoke with Bron Joslyn, Director of Diamond Creek Memorial Kindergarten, about their inspiring approach to embedding sustainability into daily learning.

ELAAvate 24 October

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, discover the cut-off dates for submitting your end-of-year leave calculations. Plus, explore our member-exclusive FAQs on the VECTEA transitional period.

ELAAvate 10 October

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, find out how Edithvale Family and Children’s Centre has embedded children’s empowerment into daily routines to create a nurturing and safe environment for the children, young people and families.

More in ELAAvate:

Our important submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Gender Undervaluation – Priority Awards Review.
Members, tell us what you think on a centralised procurement option to save on insurance costs.
Committee of Management: stay ahead and navigating 2025 contract adjustments with confidence.
Members: register your interest to participate in VECTEA 2024 employer surveys.
Free drop-in session: understanding key roles in Early Childhood Management.
Teachers: look out for the 2024 Australian Teacher Workforce Survey next week.
Ensuring fair access to free kinder: is your enrolment policy up-to-date?
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives.
ELAA members named finalists in the 2024 Victorian Early Year Awards.

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Sep

ELAAvate 19 September

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, Our Best Start, Best Life Reform and Engagement Advisor, Leanne Rodriguez, recently spoke with Jo Geurts, the CEO of ECKA, about how ECKA is addressing workforce challenges in preparation for the Pre-Prep rollout.

More in ELAAvate:

New Operational Policy Settings to Apply from 2026
Your Input Needed: Disability Inclusion Needs Survey
Inspirational Colleague? Nominate them for an ELAA Award
Running a Strong Committee of Management: There’s a guidebook for that
Inclusion is Everyone’s Business Toolkit: free resources for educators
Communicating about kindergarten to your community: DE (Vic)’s communications pack
Get a 50% discount on tickets to the Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expo.

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Sep

ELAAvate 5 September

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, We are thrilled to present the 2024 Early Childhood Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 21 November 2024. In proud partnership with Anzuk Education, we will celebrate exceptional achievements across three inspiring award categories:

Emerging Leader Award
Organisation Innovation Award
Volunteer of the Year Award

More in ELAAvate:

Celebrate Early Childhood Educator’s Day, we reflect the vital role of employers play in fostering professionalism and respect in your workplace
Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher Grants: applications are now open
(member exclusive) Understanding the new “Wage Theft” laws
Teachers: complete your annual registration by 30 September
Free Drop-in session: master your Committee Recruitment and Retention
The crucial role of recording keeping during recruitment and onboarding
SAEW Project: sign up for upcoming webinars
Gowrie Victoria: Coaching for Returning Teachers and Educators Program
We are hiring: Payroll Adviser

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Aug

ELAAvate 22 August

In our commitment to continuously improving our communication with you, we’d like to inform you that starting this week, ELAAvate will be moving to a fortnightly release schedule.

This shift will allow us to provide you with more engaging and relevant content, and delve deeper into topics that matter to you. In the meantime, we would love to hear about what your service is doing to make a difference, improve access for children, make families feel welcome and prepare children for school and beyond. Don’t forget you can go into the running to win a $100 gift card from our preferred partner Bunnings.

In this week’s ELAAvate:

(Member exclusive workshop) Wednesday 28 12:30PM, Decoding the Grant Application – Bush Kinder Grants
BSBL case study: Vasey Park Preschool’s transition to mixed age group learning
Arrival: new kindergarten enrolment and attendance system from January 2025
Committee of Management: understanding your role as an employer and when to consider engaging an independent industrial relations specialist
AITSL consultation workshop: have your say on teacher registration and certification
Book Week: ELAA staff’s favourite children’s book
VIT’s Early Childhood Teacher Evidence Guide

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Aug

ELAAvate 8 August 2024

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, our Fair Work Law Change series looks at the new definitions of casual employment. We explore what this means for you as an employer and what are the considerations for converting casual employees to permanent employment.

More in ELAAvate:

Make the most of your Bunnings PowerPass membership benefits
Exploring Early Years Managemen: a path to sustainable kindergarten operations
Be You: free mental health and wellbeing resource dedicated to the educational community
Apply now for the Victorian Government’s Building Blocks Grant – Improvement (IT)

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Aug

ELAAvate 01 August 2024

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, we kick off our Fair Work Law Change series with an article on employees’ right to disconnect. We explore what this means for you as an employer and how it could impact your workplace.

More in ELAAvate:

– meet our BSBL Reform advisor Leanne Rodriguez
– book your ticket for our ECEC-specific OHS training
– Celebrating National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
– Victorian Government’s Building Blocks Grant Inclusion stream, application close in a month’s time

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Jul

ELAAvate 25 July 2024

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, watch our SAEW project case study videos and sign up for the eLearning training modules to uplift your teaching capabilities.

More in ELAAvate:

– upcoming Fair Work law changes
– how to recruit effectively for your CoM
– Starting out Safely: download your multilingual resources for educators and families
– a new approach to employment and onboarding in the ECEC sector
– new early childhood learning trajectories animated videos from AERO

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Jul

ELAAvate 18 July 2024 : new term with a new look

We are excited to introduce a new and improved ELAAvate in term 3. Over the years, ELAAvate has been an important source of information for our valued members and stakeholders, and we hope our updated layout will make getting the information and news you need, easier. Thank you for being part of our ongoing conversation in the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. We are committed to continually improving the ways we communicate with you. If you have any feedback or suggestions, our communications team would love to hear from you.

In this week’s ELAAvate:

– (Member exclusive) July wage bulletins now live
– ELAA welcomes ACECQA’s new guidance on using personal electronic devices in the ECEC sector
– DE (Vic)’s new evidence factsheet to build understanding of the Best Start, Best Life reforms
– Upcoming OHS training: Safety – Not Child’s Play– VIT’s employer webinar: Manage and monitor teacher registration compliance: VIT’s employer webinar

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ELAAvate

Every two weeks during Victorian school terms, ‘ELAAvate’ brings you the latest news from the early learning sector, along with updates from ELAA on events, policies, and practice resources. You will also receive special editions for major events and campaigns