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Q&A with 2024 Young Australian of the Year, Emma McKeon AM
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… Emma McKeon AM to talk with staff, in her role as 2024 Young Australian of the Year and Australia’s most successful Olympian. … Q&A with 2024 Young Australian of the Year, Emma McKeon AM … The department’s Office for Youth , set up to connect young people and government to help shape policies and …
How to manage session reports
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Child care providers must submit accurate session reports on time – it’s the law. Services Australia uses session reports to calculate and process Child Care Subsidy (CCS) payments.
In Home Care review
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… 2023, the department commissioned an independent external review of the In Home Care (IHC) program. In November 2023, … we published the final report. In home care … In Home Care review … About the program In Home Care provides access to … they: are geographically isolated work non-standard hours have complex and challenging needs. About the 2023 review In …
Child Care Subsidy and public holidays
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… Thursday 22 September has been declared an official public holiday and National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The … Subsidy and public holidays … Normal public holiday provisions apply: services can submit absences and claim Child …
COVID-19 support extended to June 2023
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… We’re extending some existing COVID-19 measures for the early childhood education and care sector to 30 June 2023. … COVID-19 …
Building a universal early education and care system
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… and fiscal outlook – early childhood measures The Australian Government has today announced next steps to … ECEC centres including in the outer suburbs and regional Australia. The fund will give more families access to … to the sector. Find out more Worker retention payment The Australian Government is investing $3.6 billion for the …
Period of emergency declared for 3 council areas in South East Queensland
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… of the emergency you can waive the gap fee if a child doesn’t attend, or your service is closed, during the …
South East Queensland storm emergency: support extended in 3 council areas
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… emergency now applies from 26 December 2023 to 10 January 2024 in these 3 local government areas: Gold Coast City …
Trial site to help First Nations children prepare for school
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The Australian Government is supporting a trial of an intensive early childhood education and care model, with a dedicated First Nations site being launched today.
Northern Territory floods: CCS period of emergency declared
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… of the emergency you can waive the gap fee if a child doesn’t attend, or your service is closed, during the CCS …
Victorian floods: CCS period of emergency declared
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… Child Care Subsidy if they experience temporary financial hardship due to an emergency that happened in the last 6 …
Queensland floods: new LGAs added to CCS period of emergency
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… government areas (LGA) to the declared Child Care Subsidy (CCS) period of emergency in parts of Queensland due to the … impact of flooding. … Queensland floods: new LGAs added to CCS period of emergency … The CCS period of emergency applies from Wednesday 29 January …
Formal Partnership Agreements signed with SNAICC and NATSIEC
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… The Department of Education signed Formal Partnership Agreements with SNAICC – National Voice for our Children and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation … 7 March 2025, respectively. … Formal Partnership Agreements signed with SNAICC and NATSIEC … The agreements aim to …
Federal Budget commits $4.5 billion for more affordable child care
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… Early childhood education and care (ECEC) was at the centre of last night’s Federal Budget … committing $4.5 billion* to deliver more affordable child care. … Federal Budget commits $4.5 billion for more …
Far North Queensland emergency update: support extended
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… We’ve extended the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) period of emergency in place for parts of Far North Queensland affected by … result of the emergency you can waive the gap fee if a child doesn’t attend, or your service is closed, during the …
Far North Queensland cyclone, flood emergency: support extended in 5 LGAs
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… may be eligible for other government disaster support: The Australian Government provides help for people affected by natural disasters. Learn more on the Services Australia website . Your state or territory government may …
NT cyclone: CCS period of emergency declared
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We’ve declared a Child Care Subsidy (CCS) period of emergency in parts of the Northern Territory due to the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan.
Wage increase for early childhood workforce
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… the Australian Government announced it will support a wage increase for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) … runs for 2 years, will support a wage increase of: 10% on top of the current national award rate in the first year 15% … open in October 2024, with the wage increase taking effect from December 2024. The payment will be conditional on …
Tasmanian floods: CCS period of emergency declared
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We’ve declared a Child Care Subsidy (CCS) period of emergency in Derwent Valley Local Government Area in Tasmania following floods.
Productivity Commission inquiry
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… The Productivity Commission is conducting an inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) … early education and care by 2036. Over coming months, the government will consider the report’s findings and … inquiry. Read the report About the inquiry On 9 February 2023, the Australian Government tasked the Productivity …