In ECEC settings, behaviour is increasingly understood through the lens of regulation rather than compliance. This shift reflects growing awareness of the neurobiology of stress and the importance of safe, predictable environments in supporting children’s development.
Kidsoft, Australia’s Most Trusted CCS Platform, has entered a new phase of its evolution with the release of a refreshed platform experience and a clear long-term roadmap for continued investment and development.
The Sector has confirmed it will once again bring early childhood leaders together for its ECEC Workforce and Wellbeing Forum, returning in 2026 as part of the growing Connect+ series.
Recent reforms across the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector have sharpened the focus on how services create and maintain environments that support children’s health, safety and wellbeing. While these regulatory changes largely centre on governance and safeguarding practices, they also shape how services design and maintain the physical spaces where children learn and play.
Experienced early childhood teachers in Victoria can now register for the 2026 Effective Mentoring Program (EMP), a free professional learning initiative designed to equip teachers to mentor provisionally registered teachers (PRTs) on their journey to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
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.
The deadline to submit applications for backdated payments has been extended to 30 September 2025.
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