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Programming and planning now available in the Playground app
The addition of programming and planning functionality to the Playground app provides educators with the flexibility to capture learning outcomes in the moment.
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Australian Childcare Providers Struggle with Staff Shortages
Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector is struggling with a high turnover of childcare staff, with 8.1% of providers operating with a staffing waiver in the first quarter of 2022.
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Childcare Subsidy Family Eligibility and Entitlement
The Australian Government provides families with financial assistance for childcare fees if they meet the eligibility criteria for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
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Australian families to get more affordable early childhood education and care
The Australian government is introducing Cheaper Child Care legislation to help families access affordable childcare and enable parents to work and earn more.
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Early Childhood Australia 2022 Conference
The Xplor Education and QikKids teams headed to Canberra for the 2022 Early Childhood Australia (ECA) conference.
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Childcare Centre Must-have: Integrated Payments System
Xplor’s integrated payments system, Debit Success, helps childcare centres improve cash flow by offering families various payment options, including automated and ah hoc payments.
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Space Cadets Pitch Night Returns for 2022
Xplor Childcare & Education, Australia’s leading early learning software solution, resumed its annual Space Cadets Pitch Night on 3 June.
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Increased funding and overhaul of preschool education for NSW and Victoria
Overhaul of preschool education for NSW and Victoria—major increases in funding to childcare sector touted as “the greatest transformation of early education in a generation”
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How Educators Can Foster Better Relationships with Children
Quality Area 5 of the National Quality Framework focuses on fostering relationships with children to maintain sensitive and respectful connections with them. This is one of the quality areas wherein the goal of the National Quality Standard is to build and maintain sensitive relationships with both educators and their peers.
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How better communication can help you with your NQS QA4 ratings
How your staff interact with each other in the presence of children has significant implications. Part of having a competent centre is having its educators, management and other professionals display professionalism at all times. A centre’s staff should aim to form and sustain professional and respectful relationships with one another, as this can directly impact the quality of education provided to children.
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Circle of Security Concepts and Building Strong Relationships
One way that centres can successfully compete for occupancy in the post-COVID environment is to maintain a high-quality service in line with national quality regulations. The National Quality Standard (NQS) rating of a service is a good indicator of the quality of care and education it imparts as well as its compliance with laws and regulations.
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Sleep and Primary Caregiving in ECEC Services
Primary caregiving relationships in the education and care sector help to build strong foundations for children’s development. It’s not only children who benefit from this close engagement but parents and colleagues as well.
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