ELAAvate

Every week during Victorian school terms ‘ELAAvate’ brings you all the latest news from the early learning sector plus updates from ELAA on our events, policy, and practice resources. There’s also special editions for major events and campaigns.

Apr

06

ELAAvate 6 April 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.

In this week’s ELAAvate:
  • Victorian Government funding announcements
  • New governance training videos available
  • Bethany and BCYF merge to become Meli
  • Financial incentives for kindergarten teachers and eductors
  • 1 Day OHS Training for the ECEC Sector
  • Kathy Walker Series for educators, parents, and kindergarten committees
  • We’d love your help with ELAA’s visual branding refresh
  • Bunnings Trade membership for ELAA members
  • Updated E4L Childhood Education Toolkit
  • Nominations open for the HESTA Early Childhood Education and Care Awards
  • Enrol Now – Digital Sign In Sign Out

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Mar

30

ELAAvate 30 March 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.

In this week’s ELAAvate:
  • ELAA consultancy services
  • Still time to register Nth Western Vic free governance training
  • ELAA members – don’t forget to check your pulse!
  • April VECTEA (Award) wage bulletins published
  • Best Start Best Life Consultation
  • Inclusion support review
  • ELAA speaks at Sparkways conference
  • Training Needs Analysis survey
  • We’d love your help with ELAA’s visual branding refresh
  • Manual handling basics training
  • Good Friday Appeal ‘Kids Day Out’

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Mar

23

ELAAvate 23 March 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.

In this week’s ELAAvate:
  • Financial incentives for kindergarten teachers and educators
  • Still time to register for tonight’s free committee training
  • Calling for member feedback on ELAA’s branding refresh
  • ELAA is moving to a great new location
  • Term 1 member pulse check survey
  • National vision for ECEC
  • National Early Years Summit
  • HR / IR specialists – join ELAA’s IR Reference Group
  • Federal award negotiations – Long Day Care consultation sessions
  • Exclusive Bunnings Trade PowerPass pricing and benefits for ELAA members

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Mar

16

ELAAvate 16 March 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.

In this week’s ELAAvate:
  • Did you know? ACECQA national transportation regulations
  • Have your voice heard – upcoming submissions
  • Work and Care Report
  • Free governance training tailored for Nth Western Vic committees
  • Governance Training – Financial Management
  • Break the endless sickness cycle in early learning environments
  • Financial incentives for kindergarten teachers and educators

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Mar

09

ELAAvate 9 March 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.
 
In this week’s ELAAvate:
  • Free 45 minute webinar for Committees of Management
  • ELAA’s Best Start, Best Life infrastructure consultation
  • ELAA meets with the Productivity Commissioners
  • ANZSCO review
  • It’s ok to share, you could make a difference
  • Skilling the ECEC Workforce
  • ELAA helps design new coaching and mentoring opportunities

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Mar

02

ELAAvate 2 March 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.

In this week’s ELAAvate:

-Financial incentives for kindergarten teachers and educators in Vic

-Best Start, Best Life ECEC reforms schedule and first consultation

-ELAA is very excited to announce our new insurance partner

-IR update – Workforce Crisis National Meeting

-Go Digital in 2023 – Kim uploads are just the beginning with Enrol Now

-Representing ECEC in the Care and Support Economy

-Find everything you need this year at Officeworks.

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Feb

23

ELAAvate 23 February 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector.
 
In this week’s ELAAvate:
 
-Minister for Education … “This is a big year for education”
-Where will the new government-owned and run ECEC centres be located?
-Upcoming Governance training sessions
-How useful are informal discussions in managing employee underperformance?
-anzuk.education – right educator, right place, right time
-Are you across best practice hygiene approaches in early childhood services?
-ECA Child Information Sharing Scheme info sessions
-Did you know? – No Jab No Play
-Bunnings Trade – Exclusive PowerPass membership benefits
 
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Feb

16

ELAAvate 16 February 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector. In this week’s ELAAvate:

  • ELAA Features on the project
  • Best Start, Best Life member forum
  • Minister announcement at Educational Leaders Conference
  • What’s happening in Industrial Relations?
  • Preventing Mosquito-borne Diseases in Kindergartens and Day Care Services
  • Sparkways celebrates 140 years
  • Urgent timetable request for 2023 free Thingle Toodle (TT) sessions
  • Governance Training in 2023

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Feb

14

Urgent timetable request for 2023 free ThingleToodle (TT) sessions

We need to hear from you IF: 

  • You have completed the SoS Professional Development in the last three years
  • You have a funded 4-year-old kindergarten program
  • You have a safe transport and road safety education policy
  • You did not receive a ThingleToodle session in 2022
  • You have not submitted your timetable information and policy recently

We would like to commence scheduling as soon as possible and would like to include your service.

Email:  Subject – 2023 Timetable for TT session

  • Your full timetable information (service name, your full name, group name, days and times for each 4-year-old group)
  • Make sure to tell us if you run a rotational program.
  • Make sure you include your policy

Email:  rse@elaa.org.au

Feb

09

ELAAvate 9 February 2023

ELAAvate – essential news for the early learning sector. In this week’s ELAAvate:

  • Productivity Commission aligns with ELAA’s advocacy
  • Assist the ACCC In their inquiry
  • Responding to challenging behaviour in ECEC
  • Capability Assessment Teacher Increment Eligibility
  • Informal discussions for managing employee underperformance
  • Superannuation webinars for all staff
  • Explore & Apply for Federation University’s Undergraduate Education Degrees
  • Have you considered ELAA’s Capability Assessment Support Service?
  • Professional OHS Training – ‘Safety Not Child’s Play’
  • It’s ok to share, you could make a difference

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