30 January 2012
A guide to starting school written by ACT Kindergarten and Year 1 students.
28 January 2012
Existing and prospective Occasional Care and In Home Care services can now apply for places.
27 January 2012
Grant Applications are being accepted to deliver the Inclusion and Professional Support Program in 2013-2016. Two addendums have been published, along with the IPSP information session presentation and new ISA Region Localities. Refer to the Grant Applications page for more information.
9 January 2012
The newest edition of the Government’s Child Care Update publication is available now. This publication contains data for approved child care services for the March quarter 2011.
16 December 2011
The new RPL Assessment Grant program guidelines are now available, along with a number of FAQ and Fact Sheets. DEEWR is also inviting applications from existing RPL assessors to become DEEWR Registered RPL Assessors.
1 December 2011
The Government has released an interim response to the Productivity Commission's report into the Early Childhood Development Workforce.
15 November 2011
To ease the child care burden for families, the Australian Government will make an allocation of new In Home Care and Occasional Care places in early 2012.
15 November 2011
Issue 1 – Successful Victorian pilot shows way for Universal Access – Syndal Pre-school, Victoria
9 November 2011
The National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education state and territory annual reports are now available.
1 November 2011
An update on the National Quality Framework is now available. Please note that future updates will be provided by ACECQA – the national body responsible for providing oversight of the new system and ensuring consistency of approach.