Nido Education Limited (ASX: NDO) has continued its expansion strategy, confirming the $9.1 million acquisition of four early childhood education and care services across Western Australia and South Australia.
As momentum builds for the second edition of the The Sector Connect + ECEC Workforce and Wellbeing Forum, to be held in Melbourne on Friday, 5 June 2026, continues to build, the team at The Sector is thrilled to confirm the lineup of the “Building the Future: Sustainable Workforce Planning for our Sector” panel which will convene to discuss the important question of how to build a strong and resilient workforce in the current ECEC landscape.
Applications have opened for two new Commonwealth funding measures aimed at strengthening workforce capability, supporting educator qualifications and helping services meet new child safety training requirements across the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
Many children in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings live in families supported by frontline workers, including police, paramedics, firefighters and emergency call operators. For educators, understanding the pressures these families may experience can play an important role in supporting children’s emotional wellbeing, behaviour and sense of security.
As the 2026 influenza season begins, early childhood education and care (ECEC) services across Australia are being encouraged to support educators, families and children to stay protected through annual flu vaccination.
“Every decision must give primacy to the safety, rights and best interests of the child."
A new peer-reviewed study suggests that strong adaptive skills developed in early childhood may help protect children from some of the longer-term neurological impacts of prenatal stress, offering important insights for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services.
Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce has responded strongly to the Albanese Government’s new mandatory child safety training, with more than 180,000 educators completing the program within just two months of its launch.
In early childhood education, we often speak about inclusion with genuine intent. We plan for it, we celebrate cultural diversity, acknowledge significant dates, and create opportunities for children to learn about different cultures recognising the important role this plays in shaping children’s sense of belonging.
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