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ACCS Trends in Community Children's Services Survey
Calling all long day care, outside school hours services, family day care, vacation care and preschool services....
We Want to Hear From You!
We know services around the country are working hard to offer quality services to your communities and we know you have a lot to say... so why don't you participate in the online ACCS Trends in Community Children's Services Survey.
Tell us Your Experiences! Have Your Say!
This quick (10-15 minutes) confidential survey asks you to tell us your experiences with:
- Recruitment and retention of staff
- Implementation of the NQF
- Vulnerabilities in communities
- Fees and utilisation
Go to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Have_your_say_ACCS For the right policy and government support for our sector and Australian families, the government needs to know what is going on. With your help we can tell them!
Please contact Cara Gleeson, ACCS Research Team if you have any questions cgleeson@cccinc.org.au
2012 ACCS National Conference
ACCS National Conference 2012 will be hosted in Wollongong, New South Wales, on Friday and Saturday 18 & 19 May 2012. Registrations are now open!
It's a time of critical change in the early and middle childhood sector in Australia. There's a lot to think about and manage in children's services over the next few years. Building on the reform environment of the early childhood education and care sector, the conference theme is "Change and Leadership: Who is the ringmaster". We look forward to seeing you there!
ACCS Response to ACECQA's Draft Excellent Rating
ACCS welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority's (ACECQA) development of the Excellent Rating system.
ACCS has welcomed the aspirational nature of the draft criteria, while also providing advice on making the process accessible and transparent to all; the use of clear and concise language; accompanying the rating system with a robust communications strategy to educate the sector and families; and, addressing potential inequity issues that could rise from the system. Read more information from ACECQA here, and the full ACCS submission here.
Website Maintenance
With all the exciting changes taking place in our sector, ACCS is busy with maintenance and updating of our website. Shortly you will be seeing some changes and new material. Please still browse for useful advocacy and policy resources. We apologise for any inconvenience in this process.
If you have any questions please contact ACCS Secretary on (03) 9486 3455
or free call on 1800 177 017.
Attention all ACCS members!
Take a look at your new exclusive member discussion board!
Environmental Scan 2012 Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
ACCS provided advice and analysis of our sector to the Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council. We highlighted issues around quality of current qualifications and some educational institutions; workforce retention and recruitment; and, celebrated the achievements and challenges facing the sector in light of the National Quality Reforms. Please read the full submission here.
ACCS Media Release - Community children's services celebrate the National Quality Reforms with Minister Peter Garrett
At the ACCS NQS Celebration over 140 educators, experts and leaders in our sector gathered to celebrate what the 1 January 2012 will signify for our sector; especially in the context of decades of advocating for high quality early childhood education and care for Australian children. Minister Garret discussed the reforms and the government's commitment to quality early childhood education. Read more here in the ACCS Media Release Community children's services celebrate the National Quality Reforms with Minister Peter Garrett
Media Release - ACCS welcomes the release of the new National Regulations
While ACCS delegates from across the country met in Sydney for the annual face to face meeting, the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs approved and released the Education and Care Services National Regulations. ACCS welcomed this with a media release.
Productivity Commission Early Childhood Development (ECD) Workforce Research Report
Drawing on research done with ACCS members on workforce patterns, retention, recruitment and issues, ACCS has responded to the Draft Productivity Commission Early Childhood Development Workforce Research Report. Read the whole response here, ACCS National Response.
Draft National Regulations April 2011 - the next stage of quality reform
ACCS has submitted a national response to DEEWR on the proposed National regulations. You can read the submission by clicking here
Productivity Commission Early Childhood Development (ECD) Workforce Issues Paper 2011
ACCS has prepared a detailed response to the Productivity Commission Issues Paper looking at key recruitment and retention issues facing the children's services sector. You can download the submission here
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