Early Childhood Australia NSW will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.
| Office Hours | Address | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 9:00am - 5:00pm Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm Friday 9:00am – 5.00pm |
Postal address: PO Box 24 Erskineville NSW 2043 Street address: |
ecansw@earlychildhood.org.au | T: 02 9557 3113 F: 02 9557 3131 |
| Event | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & Regional Representatives face to face | 8 July 2011 | 9.30am-4.00pm | NSW Branch Office |
| Executive Teleconference | 12 August 2011 | 9.30am-12.30pm | |
| Executive & Regional Representatives face to face | 23 September 2011 | 9.30am-4.00pm | NSW Branch Office |
| Executive Teleconference | 14 October 2011 | 9.30am-12.30pm | |
| Executive & Regional Representatives face to face (Including end of year get together) |
2 December 2011 | 9.30am-4.00pm | NSW Branch Office |
Early Childhood Australia NSW will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.
The NSW Branch is involved in many committees and activities to achieve this end. They include:
- Professional Experience Council
- NSW State Reference Group as part of the National Quality Reform Agenda
- Department of Education and Training Early Childhood Reference Group
- NSW Preschool Growth Program Reference Group
- TAFE Industry Reference Group
- Standards Australia
- NSW Quality Framework Reference Group
- ITAB NSW Reference Group
- NIFTeY NSW
- NSW Childcare Industry Liaison Forum
- NSW Children's Services Forum
- State Conference in collaboration with CCSA - Inspiring Conversations - Voices for Children
- CHA - Celebrations, Honours and Awards
- Governance
- FAB (Finance and Business)
- Issues
| Title | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Carol Burgess | cburgess@csu.edu.au | |||
| Vice President | Tracey Simpson | tracey.simpson@det.nsw.edu.au | |||
| Secretary | Nan Greig | nan@ectarc.com.au | |||
| Treasurer | Leo Prendergast | leo.prendergast@commander360.com | |||
| Senior Project Officer | Cathy Hamill | chamill@earlychildhood.org.au | |||
| Committee Members | Ian Alchin Elizabeth Death Natalie Grenfell Jan Langtry Verena Heron Chris Legg Alison Lord Melissa Smith |
Ian.alchin@ccsa.org.au elizabethd@uccs.nsw.uca.org.au ngrenfell@gowrie-sydney.com.au jan@ectarc.com.au verena@ieu.asn.au chris.legg@ku.com.au alord@csu.edu.au melissa.dawn.smith@det.nsw.edu.au |
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NSW Branch Newsletter, June 2011 (PDF, 681KB)
NSW Branch Newsletter, May 2011 (PDF, 744KB)
NSW Branch Newsletter, April 2011 (PDF, 713KB)
NSW Branch Newsletter, March 2011 (PDF, 649KB)
NSW Branch Newsletter, February 2011 (PDF, 713KB)
NSW Branch Christmas newsletter 2010 (PDF, 217KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, November 2010(PDF, 1760KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, August 2010(PDF, 1420KB)
Topics covered in the NSW Branch June 2010 newsletter (PDF, 92KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, April 2010(PDF, 883KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 2, May 2009 (PDF, 575KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 1, March 2009 (PDF, 271KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 5, December 2008 (PDF, 234KB)
SPROuts Practice Award flyer (PDF, 80KB)
Churchill Fellowships flyer (PDF, 3432KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 4, August 2008 (PDF, 123KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 3, July 2008 (PDF, 123KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 2, May 2008 (PDF, 172KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 1, February 2008 (PDF, 144KB)
NSW Branch newsletter, Issue 5, October 2007 (PDF, 100KB)
As a member of the NSW Branch you will receive regular newsletter updates. Here are some excerpts from NSW Branch newsletters:
ECA NSW Submission in Response to the National Regulations for Early Childhood Education and Care
ECA NSW Branch has submitted a response to the Draft National Regulations for Education and Care.The members of the Branch were invited to forward their feedback through forums, meetings, conferences and questionnaires.The members engaged in a very enthusiastic way so that the final submission was truly informed by the views and concerns of the membership.Click the link to view the submission - ECA NSW Submission in Response to the National Regulations for Early Childhood Education and Care
Feedback Required on National QualityStandards’ Guidelines and Draft Assessment and Rating Instrument
ECA NSW branch is putting together a submission to the National Quality Standards’ Guidelines and Draft Assessment and Rating Instrument and is asking for feedback to incorporate into the submission.A feedback form has been developed by the branch. If you would like to contribute to the submission, please complete the form by Tuesday 19 December 2010.
Early Childhood Development Workforce Feedback Required
Early Childhood Australia will be developing a submission to the Australian Government in October 2011. We would like to include your ideas and thoughts in the submission that the NSW Branch sends to the National Office to feed into the final submission. The NSW Branch has put together a number of questions that may assist you with sending feedback to the branch. Click here for the questions. Please send you feedback by Tuesday 12 January 2011 to ecansw@earlychildhood.org.au
Big Steps in Childcare campaign
The Honourable Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion launched the LHMU Big Steps in Childcare Campaign in Sydney on 20th June. For a copy of her speech see http://mediacentre.dewr.gov.au/mediacentre/gillard/releases/lhmubigstepsinchildcarecampaign.htm.
Julia outlined the LHMU's campaign to address the many challenges in the early childhood workforce such as staff shortages and low pay and status. She also outlined the Federal government's commitment to provide funding to:
- Remove TAFE fees for childcare diplomas and advanced diplomas from 2009.
- Create 500 additional university early childhood places in 2009, rising to 1500 places by 2011.
- Reduce up to half of the HECS-HELP debts of early childhood teachers who work in regional and remote areas, Indigenous communities and areas of high disadvantage.
Early Childhood Australia is a partner with the LHMU in Big Steps in Childcare. This campaign aims to gain increased recognition for child care workers' skills and support for existing early childhood staff to increase their qualifications to a Certificate III, Diploma or Degree. For more information see http://www.lhmu.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=665.
Read Margaret Young's speech: LHMU's Big Steps in Childcare campaign - June 2008
ECA NSW Far North Coast Regional Group annual conference
ECA (NSW) Far North Coast Regional group's annual early childhood conference has grown tremendously in recent years with 228 participants and 14 presenters attending the one day conference on 27th March 2010. The conference was held at Mantra and Peppers Salt Beach resorts at Kingscliff, just south of Tweed Heads. This year's conference provided a wide range of sessions much appreciated by attendees, with particular relevance for staff from local children's services. In 2011 the conference will run over two days (Friday 1 to Saturday 2 April) and will be a State conference hosted by the NSW Branch.
Conference keynote speaker Lesley Jones with Wendy Boyd (far north coast regional group president) and Karen Hawkins (Southern Cross University's ECE course coordinator).
Winners of the ECA NSW Conference Scholarships for the ECA National Conference in October 2010 were:
- Emma Smith - Gidgillys The Jindy Kindy Jindabyne
- Tracey Porter – Clippers Road Children’s Centre, Nowra East
- Michelle Goodlet – Brookvale Children’s Centre
- Jane Schutz – Armidale Children’s Centre, Armidale
- Susan Green – Community Services Dubbo
| Where | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverina | Helen Logan | hlogan@csu.edu.au | |||
| Riverina | Louise Hard | LHard@csu.edu.au | |||
| Central & Far West | Melissa Smith | melismith@csu.edu.au | |||
| Central & Far West | Alison Lord | alord@csu.edu.au | |||
| North Coast | Leo Prendergast | leo.prendergast@commander360.com | |||
| New England Hunter | Nicole Green | nicole.green7@une.edu.au | |||
| New England Hunter | NiRuth Newman | ruthnewman@iprimus.net.au | |||
Mission
Early Childhood Australia will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.
Values
- Rights of children
- Leadership
- Excellence
- Respect
- Courage
- Honesty
- Openness
- Collaboration
- Diversity
- Justice
- Social inclusion of children
NSW Branch Constitution March 2011 NSW Branch Annual Report - 2010 (PDF, 285KB)
Early Childhood Education Mini Conference
The Early Childhood Australia far north coast regional group will host an early childhood education Mini Conference. Date:Saturday, 27 August 2011 Time:9.00am - 1.00pm Where:Lismore Cost:$30 for ECA Members or staff and $50 for non-members The mini conference is being sponsored by Richmond Tweed Inclusion Support. There will be five presenters who will each present their workshop twice.Participants will be able to choose any two of the five workshops. Morning tea will be provided on the day. Sessions will be: A full program and registration form will be available from early July. For further information, please contactLeo Prendergast, Rainbow Childrens Centre 02 6686 6621 fax 02 6686 6267 or leo.prendergast@commander360.com Following on from the success of our recent conference –‘ Inspiring Conversations: voices for children’ – CCSA and ECA NSW are proud to present Dr. Stuart Shanker for two very special events in June.They are particularly pleased to be able to bring an international speaker of Dr. Shanker’s caliber to regional NSW. Please have a look at the Stuart Shanker Flyer Please have a look at the Importance of Self-Regulation Presentation by Stuart Shanker - June 2011
The Reconcialliation Action Plan is progressing and will be added shortly.
