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Do child care and early education licensing staff and providers have different perceptions of licensing? This new report from our research partner OPRE and Child Trends explores the extent to which licensing administrator, front-line licensing staff, and provider views differ or align. https://lnkd.in/eVuyPFE6 #ECE #ChildCare

Navigating changes, especially when they're driven by political motivations, can indeed be challenging, particularly in sectors like childcare where policies directly impact the lives of children, families, and educators. When changes are driven more by political agendas than by the needs of those involved, it can create uncertainty and disruption, making it harder to maintain stability and quality in childcare services. #EarlyYears#EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)#EarlyChildhoodEducation #ChildDevelopment#NurseryEducation#PreschoolLearning#DFE (Department for Education)#EducationPolicy #EarlyYearsTeachers#ChildCare#EYtalking (Early Years Talking) #SchoolReadiness#DFEUpdates#ECE (Early Childhood Education) #EarlyLearningMatters#PlayBasedLearning #GovernmentPolicy

Do child care and early education licensing staff and providers have different perceptions of licensing? This new report from our research partner Child Trends explores the extent to which licensing administrator, front-line licensing staff, and provider views differ or align. https://lnkd.in/eVuyPFE6 #ECE #ChildCare

Vulnerability in early childhood matters, and increased access to high quality early learning and care can make a difference to child safety, as well as reducing child protection reporting rates Barnardos Australia #childrenschampions #earlylearningmatters #childrights

💧 Learn more about compliance strategies with our webinar, "Back to Compliance: Where Innovation Meets Regulation". Gain insights from Jonathan, 120Water Director of Water Quality Compliance, on navigating sampling at elementary schools and childcare facilities. Here's what he has to say: "You send them some information and say they're eligible to have the sampling, but if they don't reach back out to you and say we want it, you don't have to document a refusal or non-response for secondary school because it's only if they reach back out to you, then you have to do the sampling." ▫️ Watch the replays here: https://bit.ly/3Xa9oW3 #digitalwater #waterquality #LCRR #LCRI #waterpolicy #drinkingwater #GetTheLeadOut

Did you know Child Care Aware of America developed an interactive tool to help you track child care and early childhood education policies, funding allocations, and ballot measures across the nation? The dashboard allows researchers and advocates to learn how states are building more equitable, accessible, and affordable child care systems. #ECE #childcare

Ensuring Child Safety: Embedding the National Child Safe Principles - Obligations for an Approved Provider As professionals in the Early Chilhood Education and Care Sector, safeguarding the well-being of every child under our care is paramount. The National Child Safe Principles provide a framework to create and maintain a culture of child safety. These principles aren't just guidelines; they're essential pillars that every childcare provider should integrate into their daily operations.   Part of the National Quality Framework review imposed the requirement for embedding the National Child Safe Principles into a services policies, practices and procedures, as stipulated under the Education and Care Services National Regulations (regulations 84, 149 and 168) What this may involve for an Approved Provider includes;  1️⃣ Understanding the importance of a child-focused culture. 2️⃣ Establishing clear policies and procedures for child safety. 3️⃣ Promoting the participation and empowerment of children. 4️⃣ Providing support for staff to understand and implement child safe practices. 5️⃣ Ensuring a commitment to continuous improvement. By embedding these principles into your service, you not only fulfill your duty of care but also create an environment where children can thrive and flourish without fear of harm or neglect.  Together, let's prioritise the safety and well-being of every child in our care. What are some of the ways you embed the National Child Safe Principles in your service? #ChildSafety #NationalChildSafePrinciples #ChildcareExcellence #ACECQA #SafeChildhoods #ChildWellbeing  Ensuring Child Safety: A commitment to creating a Child Safe Culture

This article is a compilation of evidence of what we, early childhood educators, already know: children who receive early education of high quality get ahead of those who don't. https://lnkd.in/g3R9HAqZ #ecec #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhoodlearning #earlylearning #childcareprofessional #earlychildhoodeducators #earlychildhoodteacher #ece

🧒🏼 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭 2024 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐰 🏫 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: 👮🏼 The Act provides in particular for enhanced enforcement tools – to build on the enforcement options available to Tusla: ❌Allowing for immediate closure of unregistered early learning and childcare services 🚷Temporary closure of services & ⚠️Putting the enforcement path on a legislative footing ♻️The Act also provides for formal information sharing with parents – to introduce a formal mechanism for sharing of certain information related to quality of an early learning and childcare service with parents and with the public generally, where appropriate, and 🧑🧑🧒🧒The Act introduces a “fit and proper persons” regulation to empower Tusla to assess the suitability of a person applying to be a registered early learning and childcare provider. ⬇️See more here ⬇️

Child Care Ratios: Ensuring Safety and Quality UK child care regulations mandate specific child-to-staff ratios to guarantee the safety and well-being of children. For instance, there must be one staff member for every three children under the age of two and one for every eight children aged three to five. These standards are crucial for maintaining high-quality care. #ChildCare #UKRegulations #EarlyYearsEducation #SafetyFirst #QualityCare