Host your own yoga class and help children in emergency care

This World Health Day (April 7) the World Health Organisation is inviting everyone to help build a fairer, healthier world. Every year tens of thousands of children in Australia enter emergency accommodation – some arrive with only the clothes they are wearing. The process can be swift and traumatic, leaving children facing new and unfamiliar surroundings. (more…)

Fair Work Commission clears way for VECTEA

In recent weeks ELAA has been leading an application before the Fair Work Commission (FWC), supported by the Australian Education Union (AEU), to finalise the list of employers who will be covered by the next VECTEA. (more…)

Reminder – complete your 2022 3YO roll-out Kinder Sector Survey by 28 April

On Friday 26 March, a survey was sent to providers in 2022 roll-out areas to ensure the Victorian Department of Education and Training (Vic DET) has up-to-date information on service’s preparedness for state-wide roll-out of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. Each provider was sent an email with a discrete link to conduct the survey. (more…)

Online Study – Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching 

The University of Melbourne’s online Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching is a radical re-thinking of early childhood teaching, with children aged birth to five years. On completion of your Graduate Diploma, you’ll be an effective Early Childhood Teacher who can operate in multi-disciplinary fields involving care, education and health. (more…)

Applications for inclusion on the 2022 School Readiness Funding Menu of evidence-informed programs and supports

The Department of Education and Training has developed the School Readiness Funding Menu of evidence-informed programs and supports (Menu) to support kindergarten services to spend their School Readiness Funding allocation. Applications for inclusion on the 2022 Menu open (more…)

All aboard for #PirateDay2021 in the fight against child brain cancer

This May thousands of buccaneers across Australia will be hoisting the mainsail for #PirateDay2021. And guess what? You’re invited onboard! Pirate Day  is a fun day of dressing up for a very serious cause. More kids in Australia die of brain cancer than any other disease. (more…)

Consultations on National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children currently is consulting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities, members of Aboriginal community-controlled organisations (ACCOs), and other key stakeholders to inform the next (successor) plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children (2009-2020). The successor plan aims to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families and communities in relation to child protection and out-of-home care. (more…)

National Quality Framework Review – Workforce Issues

As we reported in ELAA’s last eNews, ACECQA is seeking feedback on the National Quality Framework. A Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (CRIS) has been prepared highlighting problems, potential solutions and the implications of these solutions. The key areas relevant to ELAA members are: (more…)

‘Learning Brought to Life’ online early years professional development is here…

• Easily accessible and affordable early years professional development for teachers, educators, service managers and Committees of Management
• Live sessions
• Learn when you want and where you want
• Self-paced modules
• Registrations now open
• Say ‘hello’ to online professional learning that’s affordable and easily accessible

ELAA is very excited to announce the launch of our ‘Learning Brought to Life’ online early years professional development platform for the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. (more…)

New ELAA live online forum – Child Information Sharing and 3-year-old funded kindergarten update

Committees of Management, Early Years Managers, approved providers, and educational leaders – don’t miss ELAA’s next online forum re the Child Information Sharing Reforms and new three-year-old kindergarten roll-out update (more…)