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It's time to act – on 7 December 2009 COAG will decide the future for quality in Australia's early childhood education and care services. They need to hear what you think about this – now!
Send an e-card to your your Premier or Chief Minister and tell them to stand firm and make a national commitment for:
- improved regulated staff-to-child ratios in centres
- all services to have well-trained and qualified staff
- an accreditation system that requires these standards.
Evidence says that these standards will lead to better quality outcomes for children and short and long term productivity gains for the nation.
Urge your Premier or Chief Minister to stand firm and commit to quality
Send this e-card to ensure that they, too, will put their hands up for quality on 7 December. The e-card will also automatically be sent to Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister Kate Ellis and Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott. ECA will also receive a copy.
Just click on your State or Territory's Premier/Chief Minister to bring up your e-card:
You might like to add your own thoughts, opinions or stories about quality care in the space provided in the e-card.
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Please ensure that you add your name to the bottom of the e-card so COAG can clearly see your support for this campaign.
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Send the message to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd:
Follow this link to the PM's website. Copy and paste the text below into the Prime Minister's form
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Dear Prime Minister, I'm putting my hand up for Australia to do better for children in our early childhood education and care services – I'm asking you to do the same.
On 7 December, in the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) you have the opportunity to raise quality standards for our young children, for their future and for Australia's future. Don't let it slip away.
COAG must commit to evidence-based quality standards in early childhood education and care services by:
- raising staff:child ratios for babies to 1:3, for two- to three-year-olds to 1:5, and for three-to five-year-olds to 1:10;
- improving staff qualifications so that services have well-trained and qualified staff including degree-qualified early childhood teachers;
- implementing a national quality rating system ('accreditation') for all services;
- consulting with service providers and families to implement a long term, staged, achievable and affordable plan for these changes.
To achieve what is needed for young children, families and Australia, COAG must stand firm and endorse long-term improvement in quality standards in early childhood education and care services to high levels. Put your hand up for quality!
Yours sincerely,
**Don't forget to add your name, suburb and postcode!**
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Having trouble sending an e-card?
Follow these simple steps if your email configuration is not allowing you to send an e-card.
Step 1
Open a new email in your email client (e.g. Hotmail, Outlook etc)
Step 2
Choose the relevant Premier/Chief Minister from the list below and add their email address to the 'To:' field of your email.
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NSW
Hon. Nathan Rees
thepremier@www.nsw.gov.au
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VIC
Hon. John Brumby
john.brumby@parliament.vic.gov.au
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QLD
Hon. Anna Bligh
premier@ministerial.qld.gov.au
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WA
Hon. Colin Barnett
wa-government@dpc.wa.gov.au
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SA
Hon. Mike Rann
premier@saugov.sa.gov.au
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ACT
Hon. Jon Stanhope
stanhope@act.gov.au
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TAS
Hon. David Bartlett
premier@dpac.tas.gov.au
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NT
Hon. Paul Raymond Henderson
chief.minister@nt.gov.au
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Step 3
Add the following addresses to the 'CC:' field of your email:
Julia.Gillard.MP@aph.gov.au
Kate.Ellis.MP@aph.gov.au
Tony.Abbott.MP@aph.gov.au
handsupforquality@earlychildhood.org.au
Step 4
Use the following as your subject line:
On 7 December you must stand firm and commit to quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
Step 5
Copy the following message into the body of your email (don't forget to add your own story and your name in the spaces provided):
Dear Premier/Chief Minister
I'm putting my hand up for Australia to do better for children in our early childhood education and care services – I'm asking you to do the same.
On 7 December, in the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) you have the opportunity to raise quality standards for our young children. Don't let it slip away.
COAG must commit to quality standards in early childhood education and care services by:
- raising staff:child ratios for babies to 1:3, for two- to three-year-olds to 1:5, and for three- to five-year-olds to 1:10;
- improving staff qualifications so that services have well-trained and qualified staff including degree-qualified early childhood teachers;
- implementing a national quality rating system ('accreditation') for all services; and
- consulting with service providers and families to implement a long term, staged, achievable and affordable plan for these changes.
(Optional: sender type your story here)
To achieve what is needed for young children, families and Australia, COAG must stand firm and endorse long-term improvement in quality standards in early childhood education and care services to high levels. Put your hand up for quality!
Regards
(Your name here)
Step 6
Now all you need to do is click 'send' and you have put your hand up for quality!
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