A Gold Coast daycare provider has been hit with a fine of $13,500 in the Southport Magistrates Court today over an incident where two toddlers escaped out of an open gate.
Under the new National Model Code and Guidelines, only devices issued by early childhood education and care services can be used to take footage of children.
Australia's consumer watchdog has made eight recommendations to the federal government to improve the affordability and accessibility of childcare across the nation.
A Perth childcare centre has been slapped with a record penalty after an unsupervised three-year-old was found unconscious with a skipping rope around their neck.
United Workers' Union (UWU) members have voted to hold a national strike on September 7 to demand the federal government provides a funding boost for early learning educators.
Australia's most generous and outward-looking generation, the Boomers, are about to be overtaken in number by Millennials, a group often unfairly derided as narcissistic and selfish.
Saturday night's change in government promised to ease the pressure currently on Australian household budgets - but don't expect to find riches overnight.
Australia's first purpose built education hub for preschoolers is going ahead in Summer Hill, to encourage learning in science, technology, engineering and maths, known as STEM.
Parents of primary school students in New South Wales are being offered a back-to-school sweetener, with the state government offering vouchers to cover before- and after-school care.
At least 320 centres have been forced to shut their doors across the state after staff either contracted the virus over the holiday period or were deemed close contacts.
The mother of a three-year-old boy who drowned in the pool of their family home in Western Australia has warned parents to be vigilant about easily opened doors.
More than a quarter of a million Australian families will receive cheaper childcare earlier than expected after the federal government announced it will bring forward increases to the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Thousands of child care providers and after-school services will be eligible for new fortnightly payments to assist with the financial strain of being in a COVID-19 induced lockdown.