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Thursday 25 July 2024 (tomorrow) the FDCA Online Engagement Series will return for Episode eleven and will explore the Role of the Educational Leader.
This episode will see FDCA co-hosts, FDCA Advocacy and Engagement Manager Michael Farrell and FDCA Sector Liaison Coordinator Lyndall Cotterill joined by:
Chamalee Prathiraja - Educational Leader, Communities at Work Family Day Care, ACT
Nicole Walters - Program Manager & Nominated Supervisor, Coastal Family Day Care, TAS
The episode will air from 12.30pm - 2.00pm (AEST), with our special guest panel examining topics such as:
Expectations, requirements and responsibilities of an Educational Leader
Episode Information
Episode: The Role of the Educational Leader
Date and Time: Thursday, 25 July 2024, 12.30pm - 2.00pm AEST
Streaming Links: FDCA Website, Facebook and YouTube
Don’t forget that FDCA members can catch up on every episode of the FDCA Online Engagement Series via their FDCA Member Zone. To access the full library of episodes, click here.
As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering high quality, contemporary professional development resources for members, we're pleased to advise members that an updated version of the two-part course Making connections with neurodivergent children through play is now available via the FDCA Learning Hub.
This course provides learners with the opportunity to discover the meaning of neurodiversity, and ways to support connections with diverse groups of children through play-based learning. You will explore the brain and its functions, and learn how neurodivergent children see and engage in play differently to neurotypical children. Having an understanding of how neurodivergent children's brains work, will ultimately support educators to develop safe, secure and trusting relationships with all children through play.
Educators who are able to support play with all children will promote individual learning and development, and enhance children’s understanding of the world around them.
This is a foundation course that focuses on essential knowledge to guide children’s behaviour and may be suitable for educators who are new to the sector or embarking on a formal early childhood qualification.
In Part 1 of this series, you will:
In Part 2 of this series, you will:
To access this updated module, simply click here to log into your FDCA Member Zone and click on the Learning Hub tab.
Available through your FDCA Member Zone and backed by one of Australia’s most respected early childhood professional development and advocacy organisations, Early Childhood Australia, the FDCA Learning Hub offers members professional development opportunities that can be accessed anywhere at any time.
FDCA would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has taken part in this year’s Awards. Over 5,000 nominations were placed and over 850 submissions completed, a year-on-year increase for both.
A special thank you to those who have taken the time to place a submission. The submission component of the Awards allows the judging panel to gain an additional insight into day-to-day work carried out by the nominee and is something that isn’t easily unpacked through nominations alone.
With the submission period now complete, the Awards now moves into the reviewing and judging stage. If you would like to find out more about how the Awards judging process works, click here.
The next item on the Awards calendar will be the announcement of the Regional Educator Award Winners which will take place on 24 September 2024.
To find out more about the Awards, including a full list of this year’s nominees, click here to visit the Awards website.
If you would like to register for this free session, please click here.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day gives all Australians the opportunity to show their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and learn about the impact that culture, family and community play in the life of every child. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is all about coming together to celebrate the strengths and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children!
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is organised by SNAICC who develop guidelines, advocate for change and put forward policy that will drive genuine and lasting change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
This year’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day theme is, ‘Strong in Culture, Stronger Together’ and focuses on the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that comes from their connection to culture and mob. Learn more about the theme on the SNAICC website.
To get involved in National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, you can hold your own event (be sure to register it here), check the resources page on the SNAICC website for activities and raise awareness of the day by sharing posts on social media with the hashtags #StronginCulture #StrongerTogether.
Do you find it difficult to understand when you need to notify your regulatory authority of an incident, complaint, or change of information?
The ACECQA website now features an interactive National Decision Tree, designed to help approved providers and their staff identify whether a notification must be made to the regulatory authority and in what timeframe.
Approved providers have an obligation under the National Law to notify the Regulatory Authority of certain incidents, complaints, and changes to information. Notifications ensure transparency and accountability, helping monitor, track, and resolve serious incidents, complaints, and breaches of the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations.
The National Decision Tree provides guidance and information about all notifications that must be made to the regulatory authority under the National Law and National Regulations. If you need to lodge a notification, the National Decision Tree will provide you with information about the required timeframe and the next steps. Users will be directed to log in and lodge the relevant online form via the National Quality Agenda IT System.
For more information, visit the ACECQA website: National Decision Tree.
The Child Care Quarterly Report for the March 2024 quarter was recently released by the Australian Government Department of Education. The report shows that:
14,732 approved childcare services operated during that quarter, comprising:
1,001,660 families nationally used approved care. Of these:
1,425,210 children attended approved childcare. Of these:
The average hourly fee charged across all approved care services (excluding in-home care) was $12.40, with the average hourly fee for family day care sitting at $12.70. This compares to an average hourly fee of $13.05 for CBDC services and $8.85 for OSHC services.
In the March 2024 quarter, a total of 164 (or 44.1%) family day care services charged above the hourly fee cap of $12.72. This compared to 27.7% of CBDC services charging above the cap of $13.73, and 12.8% of OSHC services charging above the hourly fee cap of $12.02.
To view the full report, visit the Australian Government Department of Education website.
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