ELAA welcomes our new preferred partner – EnrolNow

ELAA is very excited to announce that we have added a new preferred partner to our exclusive preferred partner group. (more…)

Gender pay equity and COVID-19

The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and is investigating industry specific barriers to pay equity with a focus on how to tailor future education for small to medium enterprises (SME) including those involved in early childhood education and care to improve pay equity. (more…)

Individual Learning Plans for Children in Out-of-Home Care

The Victorian Department of Education and Training has recently released a new resource to support early childhood educators to develop individual learning plans (ILPs) for children placed in out-of-home care (OoHC). (more…)

ACER free resources for improving preschool to Year 2 children’s understanding of science

A set of free resources has been published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) with the aim of improving young children’s understanding of science. ACER’s Science in the early years series has been developed to help preschool and Foundation to Year 2 educators incorporate the latest research into science learning and development into their teaching. (more…)

Front Project calls for providers to help with economic modelling

The Front Project is seeking assistance from ECEC providers to better understand possible futures of early learning sector after COVID-19 crisis. Please read the following from the Front Project. (more…)

Rollback of free childcare bets on swift economic recovery and no second pandemic wave

Today’s announcement by the Federal Government to roll back the Childcare Relief Package re-introduces affordability issues for Australian families and could also compromise the financial viability of early childhood education and care providers should the economic outlook worsen or the nation experience further significant COVID-19 related disruption. (more…)

New FREE governance resource for rural EYMs

ELAA is very pleased to announce that it has published it’s Governance Support Manual for Rural Early Years Managers. (more…)

New ELAA submission re Federal childcare relief package

As the lockdown begins to ease and some of the government measures in place are due to conclude, ELAA is working with other early years peak organisations to advocate for the following changes to the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) system: (more…)

3rd online forum with Vic Deputy Secretary – Early Childhood

Ideal for Early Childhood Education and Care service providers including committee of management members. ELAA is hosting a 3rd online forum with Kim Little (Victorian Department of Education and Training Deputy Secretary – Early Childhood). Kim will discuss key policy and operational issues currently affecting Victorian early childhood education and care providers with respect to COVID-19. (more…)

ELAA CEO update 27 May 2020

Dear members

I hope you are all healthy and well at this time of great change challenge. Students are now returning to school across Victoria and in my discussions with various early childhood services it does sound like attendance levels are slowly increasing each week.  On behalf of the ELAA Board and staff, I’d like to acknowledge all of our members for the tremendous role you are playing in helping communities, families and children throughout the pandemic. (more…)