2025 ACA NSW Members-Only Meetings

ACA NSW Members can access past Members-Only Meetings recordings and slideshow presentations here. Username and password required.

For 2025, the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW will conduct at least 8 webinar-based and 2 face-to-face Members-Only Meetings, providing ACA NSW Members with timely updates about the latest announcements, issues and solutions relevant to NSW-based early childhood education and care services. This is a free member benefit. 

For the upcoming ACA NSW Members-Only Meetings, the types of topics that will be presented/discussed include (in no particular order): 

• Federal Government’s Worker Retention Payments to pay for 10%-15% of Award increases
• Gender Undervaluation Case (and its implementation)
• What could/will Universal Childcare mean and when
• NSW's new Independent Regulatory Authority for NSW
• 12 recommendations from the Independent Review of the NSW Regulatory Authority
• Other issues:
• NSW IPART's Report on locations of ECEC undersupply
• NSW Government's 100+50 new/upgraded preschools on school grounds
• Quality Ratings vs Australian Early Development Census
• Preschool Outcomes Measure & children's outcomes
• Potential regulatory changes
• Essential housing for essential educators/teachers
• Workers compensation reform
• Fairer & lower Payroll Taxes for ECEC services
• … and general discussion (if any)

Who will be presenting:

• Chiang Lim, CEO, Australian Childcare Alliance NSW

Scheduled Members-Only Meetings:

1. Monday, 10 February 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Access video here)
2. Monday, 3 March 2025 (In-Person) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm in Parramatta (Access video here)
3. Monday, 7 April 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Access video here)
4. Monday, 5 May 2025 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm (Access video here)
5. Monday, 2 June 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Access video here)
6. Monday, 4 July 2025 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm (Access video here)
7. Monday, 4 August 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Access video here)
8. Monday, 1 September 2025 (In-Person) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm in Parramatta (Access video here)
9. Monday, 13 October 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm  (Access video here) 
10. Monday, 10 November 2025 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm (Register here)