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:
- Monday, 10 February 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Access video here)
- Monday, 3 March 2025 (In-Person) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm in Parramatta (Register here)
- Monday, 7 April 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Register here)
- Monday, 5 May 2025 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm
- Monday, 2 June 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Monday, 4 July 2025 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm
- Monday, 4 August 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Monday, 1 September 2025 (In-Person) - 10.00am - 12.00pm in Parramatta
- Monday, 13 October 2025 (Webinar) - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Monday, 10 November 2025 (Webinar) - 10.00am - 12.00pm
For any further information/clarification, please contact the ACA NSW team on 1300 556 330 or nsw@childcarealliance.org.au.