Child Care News
ABC Learning takes on UK group
NEWS.com.au – August 13, 2007CHILDCARE operator ABC Learning Centres Ltd has entered into an agreement, through its Busy Bees Group Ltd subsidiary, to acquire UK-based Leapfrog...
Toddlers targeted in healthy lifestyle campaign
ABC Online - August 13, 2007The Start Right Eat Right program will allow childcare centres to become accredited by providing healthy food and promoting exercise...
Childhood Obesity
ABC Health Matters - Peter Lavelle – August 9, 2007Junk food ads on kids TV are contributing to an epidemic of obesity in kids - so why won't the Federal Government act?
'Genius' DVDs can harm babies
ABC Health & Medical News - August 9, 2007DVDs and videos said to stimulate babies' brains can slow vocabulary development if they are overused, US researchers report…
Breast milk vs formula debate reaches new level
ABC PM – Karen Percy - August 6, 2007This battle goes well beyond the usual "mother's milk is best" mantra. It's a complex case, not just involving public health policy, but also trade agreements and foreign investment.
Toddlers ready for 'language explosion'
ABC Health & Medical – Will Dunham - August 3, 2007New research suggests that toddlers' sudden spurt of language at about 18 months may have nothing to do with complex brain changes, as some people think.
Parents lose childcare bonus
Daily Telegraph - Lauren Williams and Sue Dunlevy - August 9, 2007CareforKids.com.au surveyed 500 parents and found one in five had not registered for childcare benefit…
Flu death sparks plea for calm
Melbourne Herald Sun - Matt Cunningham, Grant McArthur and Carly Crawford - August 9, 2007And a Berwick childcare centre Ethan attended issued an urgent health alert as the Department of Human Services confirmed the dead boy was infected with...
Preschool plan to spread the Catholic word
Sydney Morning Herald - Linda Morris - August 8, 2007SYDNEY'S Catholic Church may run its own preschools as a way of bolstering its student population through primary and secondary schools and spreading the...
Victoria's new take on childhood
The Age – Kathy Walker – August 6, 2007Families have been empowered through consistent messages and strategies, regardless of whether their children have been in child care, preschool or school...
Playing on - for young and old
The Age – Elisabeth Tarica - August 6, 2007Improved health for seniors has been reported in similar arrangements in the US where inter-generational child-care centres operate within aged-care...
Call for switch in kindy times
Advertiser Adelaide – Xanthe Kleinig - August 6, 2007CHILDCARE authorities are being urged to extend kindergarten hours to a full working week to help families. Short half-day sessions offered for less than...
Maternity leave kills career, women believe
Courier Mail - Michelle Cazzulino - August 3, 2007They gave them proper attention instead of shoving them into an expensive child care centre and expect them to be brought up fine...
Childcare next poll bonus
The Australian – Stephen Lunn - Aug 4, 2007THOUSANDS of parents will receive a childcare cash bonus of up to $4200 from the federal Government as they prepare to go to the polling booths...
Rules change allows developers to take our parks
Daily Telegraph – Peter Gosnell - August 4, 2007PLAYGROUNDS, sports fields and childcare centres could vanish from Sydney's new outer suburbs under changes flagged by Planning Minister Frank Sartor...
