Blog – Childcare in Australia

By 2055, it’s estimated that nearly two thirds of the world’s population aged over 65 will be living in the Asia Pacific region. Yet by 2055, there’ll only be 2.7…

By Deb Callahan, Giggletree I’ve recently been reviewing the performance assessment and evaluation processes for an organisation. Having seen many incarnations of these systems throughout my career, I thought others…

In today’s economic climate, the challenges may seem greater than ever to sustain your childcare business. It is essential to deliver a high quality education and care program for children…

It’s getting closer to that time of year when we tend to take stock of the year just gone and look towards the one coming. For many people, it’s also…

As we head towards a new year many parents will be preparing to send their children off to care, often for the first time. Choosing a childcare centre can be…

Dr Brenda Abbey, Childcare by Design, and Roslyn Copas, AusVoc Educational Publishing Early childhood educators love to share ideas and collaborate over resources. Their motivation is to facilitate the best…

If you decide a professional nanny is the best fit for your household, your nanny becomes an important part of your family and a very unique relationship develops. For many…

One of the biggest hurdles many childcare centres have struggled with under the new National Quality Standards, especially those with only rubber or synthetic surfaces throughout their playgrounds, is incorporating…

The cacophony coming out of Canberra regarding child care has been deafening of late – government funding for centre care, home care or both; paid parental leave; productivity commission outcomes…

A Code of Conduct for Parents (CCP) is a hot topic amongst educators in childcare centres. The CCP sets out the manners, behaviour and conduct expected of parents in their…