Child Care News
Kindy kids on the keyboard
Melbourne Herald Sun - Susie O'Brien - January 30, 2008In some Victorian childcare centres even one-year-old babies use computers with their carers, and most centres have at least one computer used by children...
Parents' pre-school roll-call 21 hours early in Birchgrove
Daily Telegraph - Evelyn Yamine - January 30, 2008PARENTS frantic to secure pre-school spots for their children for 2009 camped outside an inner west school from midday yesterday...
Parents dump children at pools for child care
Melbourne Herald Sun - Jane Metlikovec - January 30, 2008PARENTS are dodging childcare fees by dumping children at pools during school holidays for lifeguards to look after. Swimming pool entry fees vary but child...
Italian Barbie grills racism
NEWS.com.au - Clare Masters - January 29, 2008The federally funded childcare resource warns early childhood teachers to be wary of "government policy" that expect "all cultures to conform to a white ...
Rudd Government must take knife to Coalition's welfare for the rich
The Age - Jessica Irvine - January 28, 2008...unfairness of cash payments not linked to income levels, such as Howard's infamous Family Tax Benefit Part B paid to all single-income families regardless of income...
Beginner's luck
The Age - January 27, 2008The University of London study found that preschool helped with intellectual development, improved independence, concentration and social skills...
Abbott's amazing about face
Daily Telegraph - Malcolm Farr - January 27, 2008Child care, he believes, has become an "absolute essential" for parents to give their families a decent standard of living...
Our terms for 'the most important job of all'
The Age - Suzy Freeman-Greene - January 24, 2008...talking about paid maternity leave... we're still one of just two OECD countries without a national leave scheme...
ALP to stagger childcare centres in outer suburbs
The Australian – Patricia Karvelas – January 23, 2008THE Rudd Government will roll out its plan to build 260 new childcare centres in the infrastructure-starved outer suburbs. Deputy Prime Minister Julia...
TV, internet dominating kids' spare time: UK survey
ABC Online – Rafael Epstein – January 21, 2008There is more evidence from Britain that children are spending more and more of their lives in front of an electronic screen and far less time outdoors...
Rudd fast tracks training
The Australian – Samantha Maiden – January 21, 2008Thousands of parents could also be encouraged to re-enter the workforce and boost the nation's productivity under plans to deliver more affordable childcare...
A child-care lesson from Canada
Sydney Morning Herald - Steve Biddulph - January 19, 2008One minefield for Labor - a legacy of 11 years of Coalition rule - is that of child care, and the underlying problem: how best to help Australia's 4 million families care for their young children and stay afloat financially...
Childcare all kids' stuff
Gold Coast News - Nick Nichols - January 18, 2008JOHN Hutchison would be the first to admit that running a public company is not child's play, but he is adamant that his newly listed venture is...
ABC signs corporate childcare agreement with Centrelink
egoli.com.au - Daniel Bragg - January 17, 2008ABC Learning Centres Limited (ABS) announced it would provide childcare services at selected centres across Australia for the children of Centrelink staff...
ABC Learning trumped on US buy
The Australian – David Nason and Andrew Fraser – January 16, 2007AN affiliate of the private equity firm founded by White House candidate Mitt Romney is paying $US1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) for a leading US childcare provider that has been in the sights of Australia's ABC Learning…
