For 2023, the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW will conduct 7 webinar-based and 2 face-to-face "What's the Buzz" Meetings, providing Members & Non-Members with timely updates about the latest announcements, issues and solutions relevant to NSW-based early childhood education and care services.
For the upcoming ACA NSW "What's the Buzz" Meetings, the types of things that will be flagged include:
- Update on worsening labour shortages
- Federal Government’s Supported Bargaining Process (ie unions' push for 25% pay increase)
- ACCC Interim Report on ECEC services' pricing
- NSW Government’s fee affordability, accessibility, choice review by IPART
- Where will NSW's 100 new preschools on school grounds and 50 new preschools be
- ACA NSW's proposed regulatory reforms (incl staffing, waivers and incentives)
- Assessments & Ratings (incl 5-day notification, Partial A&R, and proposed deferral protocol)
- (New) Start Strong funding, Affordable Preschool funding & 3-Year-Old Trial funding
- Update on NSW’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten
- Update on NSW’s Childcare and Economic Opportunity Fund
- Update on NSW’s Brighter Beginnings (ie proposed free health & development checks for preschool children)
- Update on NSW’s OSHC/BASC Reform Trials
- Preschool Outcomes Measures
- … and more
Who will normally be presenting:
- Chiang Lim, CEO, Australian Childcare Alliance NSW
Scheduled What's the Buzz Meetings:
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SPECIAL Friday 20 January 2023 (Webinar) - COMPLETED (SEE VIDEO)
- Monday, 6 February 2023 (Webinar) - COMPLETED (SEE VIDEO)
- Monday, 13 March 2023 (Face-to-Face) - COMPLETED
- Friday, 28 April 2023 (Webinar) - COMPLETED (SEE VIDEO)
- Monday, 8 May 2023 (Webinar) - COMPLETED (SEE VIDEO)
- Monday, 19 June 2023 (Webinar) -(SEE VIDEO)
- Monday, 24 July 2023 (Webinar) - (SEE VIDEO)
- Friday, 18 August 2023 (Webinar)- (SEE VIDEO)
- Monday, 11 September 2023 (Face-to-Face) - REGISTER HERE
- Monday, 23 October 2023 (Webinar) - REGISTER HERE
