Ratios back in focus as international data prompts questions about staffing, safety and quality

New international data has renewed debate about educator-to-child ratios, workforce pressures, child safety and whether current staffing models remain fit for purpose in early childhood education and care.

Ratios back in focus as international data prompts questions about staffing, safety and quality

Educator-to-child ratios have long been one of the most closely watched measures of quality and safety in early childhood education and care (ECEC), but growing workforce pressure, child safety concerns and increasing complexity in children’s needs are prompting renewed discussion about whether minimum staffing requirements remain enough to support contemporary practice.

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Allied health in ECEC: why collaboration, capacity building and outreach matter

As allied health professionals become more embedded in early childhood education and care settings, collaboration, outreach and educator capacity building are playing a growing role in supporting children’s development, inclusion and early intervention.

Allied health in ECEC: why collaboration, capacity building and outreach matter

Across Australia, more children than ever are accessing allied health support in the early years. Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Developmental Educators and Psychosocial Therapists are becoming increasingly present within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings, not only through NDIS-funded early intervention, but also through various state-funded initiatives and inclusion-focused models.

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Cifras oficiales del INEC muestran por sexto mes consecutivo un deterioro del mercado laboral; mujeres son las mas afectadas

"El mercado laboral es fuerte", dijo hace dos semanas el ministro de Trabajo, aunque datos oficiales exhiben un deterioro en la fuerza laboral del país en últimos meses, sobre todo para las mujeres.
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Cifras oficiales del INEC muestran por sexto mes consecutivo un deterioro del mercado laboral; mujeres son las mas afectadas • Semanario Universidad

"El mercado laboral es fuerte", dijo hace dos semanas el ministro de Trabajo, aunque datos oficiales exhiben un deterioro en la fuerza laboral del país en últimos meses, sobre todo para las mujeres.

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