On 11 December 2018, ACA NSW President Lyn Connolly, ACA NSW CEO Chiang Lim and ACA NSW mascot Cooee! caught up with the Federal Shadow Minister, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, at a town hall style meeting discussing all things early childhood education and care.
Discussions encompassed childcare oversupply (including in light of the ACA+ELACCA+ACCS commissioned report), preschool funding for 3- and 4- year olds, fixes to Child Care Subsidy, retention of degree qualified Early Childhood Teachers within the sector, maintaining quality but fixing unintended aspects, and 10,000 free TAFE places for ECEC students.