Media Releases

2024 

29 January 2024 - ACCC Childcare inquiry final report is the first step towards structural and funding reforms for Australia’s early learning sector

2023

1 October 2023 - ACCC Interim report outlines issues in early childhood education and care sector that can only be addressed through co-designed policies

6 September 2023 - Early Childhood Educators’ Day marks the start of a new era in Early Childhood Education

16 August 2023 - ACA maintains call for Australian Government to provide direct wage subsidy

26 June 2023 - ACA calls on Australian Government to provide direct wage subsidies to early learning educators so families don’t foot the bill

13 June 2023 - Families turned away from childcare because of critical staff shortages: Australian Childcare Alliance reports new survey data

6 June 2023 - Early learning peak body backs supported bargaining authorisation to help raise wages for Early Childhood Educators

7 Mar 2023 - 500 new preschools on school grounds can reduce 6,000-8,000 places for children 0-2 years old

2022:

28 Jun 2022 - NSW Coalition & NSW Labor clarify pre-election commitments of NSW preschools

2021
19 Aug 2021 - Lose-lose as parents & childcare providers are angry, confused & frustrated with governments' messages & support

12 May 2021 - ACA applauds four year extension of preschool funding & further investment in early learning workforce

2020

25 Aug 2020 - NSW Government's Green Paper confirms NSW-specific childcare regulations cost 167%-333% more than all other states

02 May 2020 - Treasurer's proposal to abolish NSW Payroll Taxes will save over $150m in childcare costs annually

13 Apr 2020 - NSW Government's free preschools decision exposes own massive and unfair treatment and inconsistencies

26 Mar 2020 - At risk: 330,000+ children's places, 66,000+ employees and 5,600+ childcare services now and in the future

28 Jan 2020 - NSW's ECEC services geared to face coronavirus

2019

24 Nov 2019 - NSW's new star rating system will not have majority support from childcare service providers or educators

22 Nov 2019 - Shortages of EpiPen Junior put thousands of NSW children and Early Childhood Education and Care services at risk

11 Oct 2019 - Building Code of Australia amendment can negatively impact childcare fees without making centres and children any safer

23 Sep 2019 - Building Code of Australia to address emergency and evacuations of Early Childhood Education and Care services in high-rise and multi-storey buildings

20 Sep 2019 - Early childhood educator must conduct critical reflect on climate change before teaching children

25 Mar 2019 - ACA NSW congratulates returned NSW Coalition Government

20 Mar 2019 - New Government challenged to fix chronic Childcare Supply issues

05 Mar 2019 - NSW Labor offers significant solutions to legacy and future childcare challenges

02 Mar 2019 - Why the NSW Government must give 3 & 4-year-old preschoolers in long daycare a fairer go

08 Jan 2019 - Another Sydney council investigates why they cannot stop childcare centres in inappropriate locations

2018

11 Dec 2018 - Is oversupply a real issue in the early learning sector?

05 Oct 2018 - Federal Labor's new Preschool Funding for 3 & 4 year olds can increase childcare affordability and end the funding inequality against NSW children at long daycare

31 Aug 2018 - Senators say childcare framework is a gold plated Rolls Royce and ask how Australia will pay for it

30 Aug 2018 - Centre for Independent Studies confirm childcare unaffordable without comprehensive rethink

13 Aug 2018 - National Survey Confirms Commonwealth's Child Care Subsidy Should Have Been Better Implemented

20 Jun 2018 - NSW Coalition Government's New Community Preschool Funding will not help 78.3% of all 3 year-old children

20 Jun 2018 - ACA NSW welcomes NSW Coalition Government's change to payroll tax threshold as good first step

2017

28 Sep 2017 - Red Tape Fiasco: Childcare Centres filling out more government paperwork - but fees are higher and kids are missing out

24 Jul 2017 - Federal Department of Education restores 2,001 (37.5% of NSW) childcare services to providing childcare for migrant children

13 Jul 2017 - Australia needs to pull its socks up when it comes to early learning

10 May 2017 - A New Workers Compensation Scheme for 5,400 Childcare Services

05 May 2017 - 2018 Federal preschool funding extension is welcomed but ...

10 Apr 2017 - Childcare oversupply is real

31 Mar 2017 - Oversupply is very real in Sutherland

31 Mar 2017 - Oversupply is very real across Newcastle region

06 Feb 2017 - New NSW Planning Law can create oversupply of childcare

2016

23 Nov 2016 - New President and Executive Committee

03 Nov 2016 - Planning Guidelines to be overhauled to benefit more childcare services

27 Oct 2016 - Tragic death continues to be investigated

04 Oct 2016 - Stop funding $1.65 billion to dishonest childcare

16 Sep 2016 - More Universal Funding please for long daycare centres

2015

Children in Long Day Care to benefit from 'Universal Access' Preschool Funding 13 November 2015

NSW Election Candidates Must Invest in Our Future 16 February 2015

2014

Families Using Long Day Care to Finally Have Access to Preschool Funding 5 September 2014

Productivity Commission Recommends Bold New Childcare Approach 22 July 2014

2013

Long Day Care Misses Out in Preschool Funding Reforms 25 October 2013

Child Care NSW and Cancer Council NSW Partnership to Deliver SunSmart Kids 9 October 2013

New Child Care NSW President Elected 19 September 2013

Next Federal Government Must Deliver New Generation of Ideas on Child Care 27 August 2013

Child Care NSW Supports Immunisation Changes 29 May 2013

Child Care NSW Responds to Immunisation Debate 22 May 2013