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Monday February 13 was the anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, also known as National Apology Day or the National Day of Healing.
This is a significant milestone for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who suffered and continue to suffer from the impacts of trauma as a result of past government policies of forced child removal and assimilation.
As early childhood professionals, the day presents us with a chance to commemorate and acknowledge the wrongs of the past, while reflecting on the contributions of Indigenous Australians to our past, present and future.
We encourage members to visit the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies for more information on the significance of the day and the history of Indigenous Australians.
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The Australian Government has released the terms of reference for a Productivity Commission inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. The inquiry will make recommendations to support affordable, accessible, equitable and high-quality ECEC that reduces barriers to workforce participation and supports children’s learning and development.
The inquiry will start on 1 March 2023, with a final report to be provided to the Government by 30 June 2024.
The commission will undertake a broad public consultation process for the inquiry, including inviting public submissions. Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) looks forward to engaging in the consultation process and making representations to the commission on behalf of the family day care sector.
The Australian Government is developing an Early Years Strategy (the Strategy) to shape its vision for the future of Australia’s children and their families.
The Strategy is designed to help create a more integrated, holistic approach to the early years and better support the education, wellbeing and development of children. It will seek to support improving coordination between Commonwealth programs, funding and frameworks impacting early childhood development.
As part of the development process, the Government is calling on parents, families, early childhood professionals and providers to have their say and inform the priorities of the Strategy through means of submissions and survey feedback.
To participate, you can make a public submission or take the dedicated survey.
More information on the Strategy, including a link to the discussion paper, is available on the Department of Social Services website.
Last Thursday, FDCA was joined by Maggie Dent and Sylvia Arotin for Episode 1 of the Online Engagement Series, centred on Supporting Children’s Behaviour.
The discussion covered a lot of ground on separation anxiety, transitions and methods of caring for children of different ages and developmental stages, along with questions from the audience.
If you were unable to make it to the livestream, or if you would simply like to watch again, you can access Episode 1 at any time via the FDCA website.
To all of our members that joined us on the night, thankyou for your time and participation - we are excited to see you again for Episode 2!
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