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  1. Anger as lead found at 10 Broken Hill childcare centres
    By Em Jensen and Bill Ormonde

    The NSW Environment Protection Agency faces criticism after finding high lead contamination at 10 of Broken Hill's 13 childcare facilities.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/lea

    #Lead #ChildCare #ChildrensHealth #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EmJensen #BillOrmonde

  2. Edge Early Learning Centre closed after child hospitalised

    Edge Early Learning in Port Augusta has been ordered to close after an incident which resulted in the hospitalisation of a child attending the service.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/edg

    #ChildCare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices

  3. Former childcare worker's husband avoids jail for sharing child exploitation material
    By Rachel Jennings and Eliza Kavanagh

    Ronald Houghton received a suspended jail term after he was caught bragging to undercover officers about his experience abusing children in an online chat.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/hus

    #Courts #ChildCare #SexualOffences #ChildAbuse #RachelJennings #ElizaKavanagh

  4. One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up

    "We know the first five years are a crucial time in a child’s life. Early experiences, such as family relationships or exposure to trauma, shape brain architecture, which lays the foundation for children’s learning, behaviour and health."

    "Worryingly, a significant proportion of young Australians are not getting the positive early experiences they need. As of 2024, almost 25% of Australian children were identified as “developmentally vulnerable” by the time they start school. This means many children lack the self-regulation, thinking, language, resilience, and social skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers."

    "Our research provides evidence that intervening early – well before children start school – has the potential to make a significant difference to children’s life trajectories." >
    theconversation.com/one-quarte
    #inequality #family #children #interaction #Relationships #BrainArchitecture #ScreenWarehousing #MentalHealth #trauma #education #ChildCare #children #MinorityRights

  5. Some have also raised concerns about whether it could increase the risk of fraud, since the money would be going to individuals rather than businesses. The admin has sought to crack down on #fraud in #SocialServices programs, particularly #childcare.

    The idea of paying #parents to stay home was outlined in #Project2025, the #conservative blueprint published by the #HeritageFoundation ahead of #Trump’s return to office, much of which overlaps with the admin’s #policy agenda.

    #law #FarRight

  6. About 80% of the 870,000 #families who currently get the #childcare #subsidies have #single #WorkingParents, most of them #SingleMothers, acc/to Health Department data.

    The policy change would effectively create a government incentive for #married #parents to stay home with their #children, an idea embraced as part of a broader #conservative effort to advance policies that promote more mothers staying at home.

    #Trump #law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #sexism #misogyny

  7. Under the draft new rule, #parents who stay home with their #children could benefit from the program, which typically provides about $9,000 per child each year, potentially reshaping which #families get #federal #childcare money.

    The move could end up redirecting money away from #WorkingParents & their child care providers, causing some to raise their rates or even close, critics said, potentially worsening what many experts say is a child care crisis in the country.

    #Trump #law #FarRight

  8. The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

    To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

    #law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

  9. How does Mr Trump feel about helping Americans?

    President Donald Trump made these remarks during an Easter luncheon at the White House on April 1, 2026. The event was closed to the press, but a video stream of the speech was briefly broadcast live on the White House social media accounts before being taken down. During the remarks, Trump stated: "Don't send any money for daycare, because the United States can't take care of daycare. That has to be up to a state. We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We have 50 states. We […]

    quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/0

  10. Embattled childcare chain shuts another Canberra centre
    By Madeleine Rojahn and Jade Toomey

    Edge Early Learning has announced it will permanently close its Charnwood centre, telling parents it would struggle to reopen after a three-month suspension imposed by the ACT's childcare regulator.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/edg

    #ChildCare #MadeleineRojahn #JadeToomey

  11. Victorian town left without childcare service for two years calls for help
    By Nethma Dandeniya and Rebekah Lowe

    A Victorian council is calling on the state government to immediately act to solve an early years facility crisis that has left local families without child care for two years.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/cou

    #ChildCare #LocalGovernment #Children #StateandTerritoryGovernment #NethmaDandeniya #RebekahLowe

  12. Rescue package to help vulnerable families care for children at home
    By Conor Duffy and Rhiannon Hobbins

    The in-home childcare sector says the relief package is "monumental" but warns longer term problems still need to be addressed.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/gov

    #ChildCare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #FederalGovernment #ConorDuffy #RhiannonHobbins

  13. Preschoolers found at shopping centre after childcare escape
    By Ursula Malone

    The NSW Early Learning Commission issued the centre with a compliance notice after the children were found at a nearby shopping centre.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/syd

    #ChildCare #Children #UrsulaMalone

  14. If you want help from the village, sometimes it means playing by their rules
    By Lucy Sweeney and Grace Pashley

    More than half of Australian parents say they rely on grandparents for some form of child care, and as author Jessie Stephens can attest, sometimes that requires relaxing your parenting boundaries and meeting in the middle.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/mil

    #Parenting #ChildCare #AgingPopulation #LucySweeney #GracePashley

  15. Parents given 12 hours' notice of Melbourne daycare closure

    Liquidators for the centre in Melbourne's north-west apologised for "stress and inconvenience" caused by the closure.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/avo

    #Children #ChildCare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices

  16. Edge Early Learning enters voluntary administration

    Embattled childcare provider Edge Early Learning has entered voluntary administration, citing a need to "assess its financial position".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/edg

    #ChildCare #Education

  17. Canberra childcare centre closes suddenly, worker sacked over response to medical episode

    A Canberra childcare centre has been suddenly closed and a staff member has been terminated over a failure…
    #Australia #ACT #AU #Austrlia #breaches #canberra #childcare #closes #EdgeEarlyLearningHiggins #email #parents #shuts #suddenly #workerterminated
    europesays.com/australia/52828/

  18. SA childcare centre closes for three months after 'very serious' allergy incident

    South Australia's Education Standards Board says it has "serious concerns" about an Edge Early Learning centre after a child was taken to hospital following an allergen incident, with the centre directed to close immediately for the second time this year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-06/edg

    #ChildCare #Allergies #RegulatoryAuthorities #StateandTerritoryGovernment

  19. Ummi Let’s Play

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    Author: Umm Assad
    Publisher: Umm Assad Publications
    Year of Publication: 2026
    Binding: Paperback
    Page Count: 34
    Trim Size (inches): 8.5×8.5
    ISBN-10: 978-1-915233-29-5

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    Description:

    Nafisa has so much love to give — and she wants to spend every moment with her Ummi, even when Ummi is busy… cooking, cleaning, and working.

    But as Nafisa grows, she learns that finding joy sometimes means playing alone — even when Ummi can’t join in.
    A gentle, loving story about patience, independence, and the special bond between a mother and her child.


    Recommended for ages 3-8 years.

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  20. #Trump’s Top #Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’
    As Americans face soaring #childcare cost, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say it will harm #children and close #daycares
    He said Federal childcare regulations should “fit on an index card in my back pocket." Among his targets: sweeping overhaul in a generation for #HeadStart, which provides child care and #preschool to thousands of poorest children.
    nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/poli
    archive.ph/DhlZX

  21. Promises Made, Corruption Given

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    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  22. Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care

    Meanwhile, other states with already strict abortion bans continue to pass and advance new restrictions.

    murica.website/2026/03/some-st