May 16, 2023
The Education and Care Unit facilitates a Stakeholder Reference Group (SRG). This group provides a forum for the Department to seek advice, discuss issues and collaboratively work with members to improve outcomes for children attending education and care (child care) services. Members are from relevant peak organisations and education and care sector groups, therefore providing…
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May 11, 2023
ECU’s newsletter features regular updates for the ECEC sector. ECU Newsletter 10-05-23
April 26, 2023
The Education and Care Unit (ECU) and the Working Together – supporting early learning program are pleased to offer four scholarships for registration at the 2023 ECA Reconciliation Symposium for people currently working in the early childhood education and care sector in Tasmania. Two of these tickets will be available as a preference to people from Working…
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March 30, 2023
You may have read or heard about changes to the Assessment and Rating (A&R) process. These are national changes which aim to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of A&R. The changes include the increased use of partial reassessments and the reduction of notice periods for A&R. The nationally agreed reduced notice periods for A&R, (between…
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March 16, 2023
ECU’s newsletter features regular updates for the ECEC sector. ECU Newsletter 15-03-23
February 16, 2023
The fees for licensed child care services are currently under review. As part of this process the ECU is seeking feedback from potentially impacted services as well as from the wider public on the proposed changes. The review is occurring because the Child Care (Fees) Regulations 2013, which specify the fees, are due to expire in…
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February 9, 2023
ECU’s newsletter features regular updates for the ECEC sector. ECU Newsletter 09-02-23
January 9, 2023
The ECU are implementing several changes to our Assessment and Rating (A&R) processes in 2023. The changes are in line with a revised national approach and seek to make quality assessment and rating more effective. The changes include; a reduced notice period of 1 to 5 days for most A&R visits from late March 2023.…
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December 14, 2022
ECU’s newsletter features regular updates for the ECEC sector ECU Newsletter 14-12-22
November 10, 2022
ECU’s newsletter features regular updates for the ECEC sector ECU Newsletter 09-11-22
