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The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Sector. The early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector has faced intense public scrutiny in recent months. Headlines ...

The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Sector. The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) today welcomes the findings of the Rapid Child Safety Review and supports the ...

The Cook Government has announced a suite of reforms aimed at bolstering child safety across Western Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, following the tabling of a new ...

The Department of Education has confirmed that the Worker Retention Payment annual declaration form is now available for some early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers.

As reported by The Sector the Department of Education has launched its first round of compliance actions under new strengthened regulatory powers, targeting 29 early childhood education and care (ECEC ...

In celebration of Early Childhood Educators’ Day 2025, the Australian Childcare Alliance is warmly inviting families with children in early learning services to play a part in their upcoming ...

The Albanese Government has announced funding for a new community-led early childhood education and care (ECEC) service on Horn Island (Ngurupai) in the Torres Strait, designed to support around 25 ...

In the lead-up to National Child Protection Week, Body Safety Australia will host a landmark event in Canberra, calling for universal access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) that includes ...

The Australian Government Department of Education has announced that Deloitte will become the new Inclusion Development Fund Manager (IDFM) for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, ...

A new workforce analysis from Jobs and Skills Australia highlights entrenched gender inequality across Australia’s labour market including early childhood education and care (ECEC) with First Nations ...

Industry super fund Vision Super has confirmed it has divested its $3.3 million stake in early learning provider G8 Education, citing concerns relating to recent abuse allegations, market volatility ...