Safety & Security
Is there enough 'care' in child care? |
 Every now and then we hear of an incident where a small child has met with an accident, escaped from or been left alone in a child care centre after hours. Luckily these incidents are fairly few and far between when you consider the number of children in child care every day, but still it begs the question: how much care is in child care?
What is the duty of care? What are the regulations governing health, safety and security in child care facilities? How vigilant are the carers and what is the responsibility of the parents in matters of health and safety?
As with pre-school education, child welfare, regulations and licensing which includes Child Care Services is the responsibility of the State and Territory Governments, not the Federal Government.
Each State and Territory Government is responsible for legislation under which child care services are licensed and licensing provides a legal 'floor' below which no service is permitted to operate. Typically licensing includes structural quality factors which are most readily measured, such as space, range of equipment, number and ages of children, number of staff and the qualifications of staff, all of which contribute to quality.
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Survey results
Find out what parents think about the Australian child care system |
 Read the results of the 4th Annual CareforKids.com.au® Child Care & Workforce Participation survey examining the health of Australia's child care system.
The 2009 survey was completed by 1006 parents with pre-school age children, 76 per cent of whom currently have their children in some form of child care, 24 per cent are currently looking or interested in child care.
» Read the survey results here…
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Everyday Mum In Profile
Kendra Osborn |
 Kendra Osborn is a fitness instructor with two children, Summer, 2½ and a son, Xavier, 8 months. She is married to Quentin, and lives in Freshwater NSW.
Her profile includes some great advice for today's modern working mums to make sure we really do make the most of our children's early years... Work-Life balance is so hard to get, but children are a blessing and many of us may only get one shot at motherhood... so we have to try to make the most of it.
» Read the interview
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Controlled Crying
The big debate - Controlled crying versus non controlled crying |
 The debate on these two topics has always been heated with Grandparents and Mothers groups swearing by their own tried and tested methods.
Firstly what is controlled crying and where did it come from?
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Competition
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This month CareforKids.com.au newsletter subscribers have the chance to win one of 5 prize packs of Burt's Bees miniatures, which include a BABY BEE® Getting Started Kit, including Baby Bee Apricot Baby Oil, Buttermilk Lotion, Buttermilk Bath, Buttermilk Soap, Diaper Ointment, Dusting Powder, Shampoo Bar and Baby Bee Comb AND your choice of EITHER the Burt's Bees Tips n' Toes Hands & Feet kit with lots of gorgeous goodies to get your tootsies in tip top condition OR a Radiance Healthy Glow Kit with lotions and potions for night and day to help your skin reach its radiant best.
For your chance to win, tell us how your child care service measures up in health and safety?
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CareforKids Social
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| April 2009 |
Hello and welcome to the Easter issue of the CareforKids.com.au newsletter.
We hope you've managed to keep the Easter bunny in his cage until now! Don't forget if you need vacation care in a hurry, click on the Before / After School Care for a quick scan of what's available in your area.
Thank you to the thousand plus who took the time to take the CareforKids.com.au Annual Child Care And Workforce Participation Survey... we can't tell you how important it is for parents to keep having their say on child care and related issues and to keep this very important topic high on the agenda with government, industry and the community.
This month, as well as an overview of the survey results, we take a look at how much care there is in child care... does your child care provider measure up in health and safety? Our article covers particular areas of concern, what to look out for and how to make sure your child care facility is up to scratch. We also have a great article on controlled crying which has been a hot topic lately.
Our Mum in Profile this month is Kendra Osborn from Freshwater in NSW - a lovely mum of two, who works as a fitness instructor specialising in post natal and mums and bubs classes - to which she often takes her own babies!
This month's competition gives you the chance to win some gorgeous packs of goodies from natural beauty company Burt's Bees.
Until next time, have a lovely Easter holiday.
Roxanne
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Parent Guide Library
Your picks for this month's most popular articles, checklists, links & tips:
Child Care Centre Checklist
Managing issues with your child care service
Managing feelings of Mother Guilt
Cost of child care
Child Care Tax Rebate
Child Care Benefit
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