For 2024, the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW will conduct 8 webinar-based and 2 face-to-face "What's the Buzz" Meetings, providing ACA NSW Members with timely updates about the latest announcements, issues and solutions relevant to NSW-based early childhood education and care services. This is a free member benefit.
For the upcoming ACA NSW "What's the Buzz" Meetings, the types of things that will be flagged include:
- Update on worsening labour shortages and potential solutions
- Federal Government’s Supported Bargaining Process (ie unions' push for 25% pay increase)
- Commonwealth's Productivity Commission Inquiry into Child Care
- ACCC’s Final Report on Childcare Inquiry
- Update on ACECQA’s Review of Child Safety Arrangements’ 16 Recommendation
- REMINDER: Start Strong 2024 funding, Affordable Preschool funding & 3-Year-Old Trial funding
- REMINDER: New Food Safety requirements deferred to 8 December 2024
- … and more
Who will normally be presenting:
- Chiang Lim, CEO, Australian Childcare Alliance NSW
Scheduled What's the Buzz Meetings:
- Monday, 5 February 2024 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 25 March 2024 (In-Person) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Friday, 5 April 2024 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 6 May 2024 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 3 June 2024 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 1 July 2024 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Friday, 2 August 2024 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 2 September 2024 (In-Person) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 14 October 2024 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
- Monday, 4 November 2024 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm - Register HERE
