The Minister for Education, the Hon Den Tehan MP has announced a range of measures to support families in bushfire-declared communities, including additional support for early childhood education and care.

Changes to the National Regulations came into effect on 1 January 2020 . Services with 60 or more children preschool age and under now require a second ECT or ‘suitably qualified person’.

As services begin the New Year and welcome children and families for 2020, it is also an important time to plan for the professional development of service staff for the year.

With around one million families accessing almost 16,000 services, children’s education and care is a vital and growing part of Australia’s education sector. The third NQF Annual Performance Report is out now and highlights examples of quality improvement from 2019.

Starting Blocks’ factsheets are a great resource to share with the families to help them support their child as they transition between developmental stages and learning environments.