1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (855+ words) Today, the safety of our children isn’t confined to the streets. Instead, threats are increasingly taking place online. It is a difficult landscape to monitor, and the online community must think like a village, coming together to advance child online…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (589+ words) The service will provide free information, guidance and referrals to victim-survivors, their families, carers, and the professionals who work alongside them. It will provide critical information to help people navigate the service system, find the right support, and more importantly,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (355+ words) CBRE's Australian Healthcare and Social Infrastructure team of Marcello Caspani-Muto, Jimmy Tat and Paul Tran is marketing the property, which comprises a 120-place long day care centre completed in April 2026 and leased to Story House Early Learning on a 17-year…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (423+ words) This raises an important question for the next phase of reform: how do we ensure safeguarding approaches consider not only compliance but also broader system design? Safety has been designed as a compliance problem. It's a systems design problem. That's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (553+ words) Families are children’s first and most important relationships. From the earliest years, children develop their sense of safety, belonging and identity through the interactions, routines and connections they experience with the people around them. For early childhood education and care…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (612+ words) However, research highlighted by SBS News suggests another important factor is shaping how young Australians think about starting a family: their level of trust in society and the institutions designed to support them. The findings, drawn from research by the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (895+ words) According to Ofsted, England’s equivalent to ACECQA for education and care oversight, serious safeguarding concerns at a Bright Horizons nursery came to light in September 2025, prompting the regulator to undertake an extensive program of activity across the group’s 247 nurseries. Ofsted…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (749+ words) For Z Staffing, addressing them has become a central part of its business model. Approved providers remain legally responsible for everyone working within their service, including labour-hire and agency educators. As a result, many services are seeking greater visibility into…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (701+ words) Speaking on ABC Afternoon Briefing, the Minister confirmed that the Commonwealth had withdrawn Child Care Subsidy (CCS) funding from a Victorian family day care service after repeated failures to rectify serious safety concerns identified by regulators. The service has been…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (768+ words) The early years are a critical period of growth and development. As children's brains and bodies develop rapidly, regular physical activity supports strong foundations for lifelong learning, health and wellbeing. Yet many young children are not getting enough opportunities for…...