CARE FOR BABIES CAMPAIGN!

Did you know that the unit on Care for Babies is only an elective in the Certificate III in Children's Services?

This means that there may be graduates working in babies' rooms that do not have the necessary skills to care for babies.  Click here to go to the Lobby Kit ACCS has prepared so you can advocate for this important component to be compulsory in the Certificate III in Children's Services.

You'll see there's something else on the NACBCS website. Welcome to our new name

Australian Community Children's Services - ACCS

We haven't changed what we do; we are still the peak body that advocates nationally for the right of Australia's children to access quality not for profit, community children's services.  A new ACCS website will be up and running by the end of May 2009.

Why a new name?

With a new Commonwealth Government there are exciting opportunities for Australia's children's services and the children and families using these services.  We are all moving forward into a new era for community services.  ACCS has changed its name from NACBCS in this climate of reform and renewal to:

• identify the Australian context;
• place 'community' as the central concept;
• acknowledge that the words 'community based' is just one of the many ways we define our unique sector along with community managed, community owned and community controlled;
• position our national peak body as an effective organisation to represent the community sector in the new federalpolicy environment; and
• ensure that our national peak body is recognised as a contemporary organisation with expertise relevant to government.

ACCS proudly continues the NACBCS committment to:

• children, families and communities;
• children's entitlements for the best care, education and health services;
• community ownership;
• connected services for children, families and local communities;
• cost effective services that re not for profit; and
• cultural diversity and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as custodians of the land