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Issue #5
26 May 2022
ACECQA
ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2022
 
Educator teaching two children
CEO foreword

ACECQA CEO, Gabrielle Sinclair, invites you to read our May newsletter featuring articles on safety in services operating from multi-storey buildings, risk identification and management, and acknowledging National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week. 
 
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NQF Snapshot report shows sustained quality improvement

Our latest quarterly NQF Snapshot finds 87% of services are rated Meeting National Quality Standards (NQS) or above.
 
 
 
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1000 Play Streets

Play Australia has launched ‘1000 Play Streets’, an initiative that aims to create one thousand play-friendly streets for children across Australia by 2025.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/newsletters/acecqa-newsletter-issue-5-2022#PLAY
 
 
 
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Supporting children to regulate behaviour

Positive relationships between children and educators can help in supporting children to regulate their own behaviour. 
 
 
 
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Safe services - building changes in National Construction Code (NCC) for early childhood centres

Changes to the NCC address risks associated with evacuating young children from mulit-storey buildings. 
 
 
 
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National Sorry Day

Held on 26 May, National Sorry Day is a day to remember and acknowledge 'The Stolen Generations'. 
 
 
 
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National Reconciliation Week

Reconciliation Week begins Friday 27 May and runs Friday 3 June. 
 
 
 
Jennifer Foster and Colleen Frost
2022 Early Childhood Australia Reconciliation Symposium scholarship recipients

We were pleased to support the participation of two dedicated educators in the symposium held in Darwin early this month.
 
 
 
Matua Kotene, Kylie Buckley and Jamie Hopewell
Innovation at Eagleby Kids Early Learning Centre

Excellent-rated service Eagleby Kids Early Learning Centre has community at heart with its Māori program and 'Kindness project'. 
 
 
 
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Identifying hazards and risks at your service

Effective hazard identification and management is key to ensuring the safety of children, staff and visitors at your service.
 
 
 
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Information to share with families at your service

Share these StartingBlocks.gov.au resources with your families and communities.
 
 
 
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How to update service information on StartingBlocks.gov.au

Guidance for services on updating fees, vacancies and inclusions on StartingBlocks.gov.au.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/newsletters/acecqa-newsletter-issue-5-2022#SBI
 
 
 
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Annual fees 2022-23

Annual fee invoices for the 2022-23 financial year will be issued by email by 1 June.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/newsletters/acecqa-newsletter-issue-5-2022#FEES
 
 
 
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