In
state and
territory news...
On
Sunday (31 January),
the Western Australian
government announced
the Perth Metro, Peel
and South West regions
would be in lockdown
until 6.00pm, Friday 5
January. Early education
settings remain open
for families
requiring care.
In Tasmania, public
consultation has
begun to inform the
state’s first Child
and Youth Wellbeing
Strategy, which
is expected in the
first half of this
year. Meanwhile, the
government’s Strong
Families Safe Kids
reforms have led to a
new focus on early
intervention with
wrap-around support
services for
families, except when
children are assessed
as being in immediate
danger.
Western Australia’s
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry has
published a report
that found subsidising
kindy across the
state would help
parents re-enter the
workforce. The
gap between men’s and
women’s workforce
participation in WA is
the highest in the
country.
In New South Wales, 40
scholarships have
been awarded to
early childhood
educators,
providing them up to
$20,000 towards a
bachelor’s degree in
early childhood
teaching.
Kidsafe Victoria is
urging all road users
to take extra care now
that the school
holidays are over, in
a bid to reduce
the risk of
childhood injury on
and around the
state’s roads,
and particularly in
suburban driveways,
where an average of
seven Australian
children aged 0–14 are
killed every year.
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