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 achieve 10%-15% pay increases:
  • the Multi-Employer Bargaining Agreements (MEBAs);
  • the Individual Flexibility Agreements (IFAs);
• Gender Undervaluation Case (and possible outcome(s))
• Federal Government's Universal Childcare ... which model is likely to be adopted?
• Likely changes to the Child Care Subsidies (after the Federal Election)
• NSW IPART's Report on the locations of ECEC undersupply
• NSW Government's 100+50 new/upgraded preschools on school grounds 
• Preschool Outcomes Measure 
• ACA NSW's NSW Budget 2025 submission:
  • Fulfilling the promises of ECEC
  • Essential Housing for Essential Educators/Teachers
  • Leveraging NSW Department of Education's artificial intelligence platform for NSW schools for ECEC
  • Seeking assistance for sustainable supply of skilled labour
  • English proficiency requirements
  • Planning system for new ECEC services
  • Fairer & lower Payroll Taxers for ECEC services
• … and more

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