G8 Education has welcomed the introduction of the Early Childhood Education and Care Bill by Federal Minister for Education, Jason Clare to strengthen child safety regulations in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As one of Australia\u2019s largest providers of early learning services, G8 Education remains committed to working collaboratively with all levels of Government to urgently explore further measures that better protect children. G8 Education supports legislative changes that enhance the safety and wellbeing of children in early learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe recognise this has been a distressing time for families in Victoria, and across Australia, and we support all steps being undertaken by Federal and State Governments to improve safety across the early childhood education and care sector,\u201d said Mr Pejman Okhovat, CEO and Managing Director of G8 Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cG8 Education looks forward to continuing to work with Government to ensure the highest standards of care and protection for every child. This includes engaging with the Department of Education to better understand the details and thresholds included in the draft legislation shared this morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re encouraged to hear of the consideration being given to a national register for working with vulnerable people including, working with children, NDIS and aged care, with a national register of early childhood workers employment history and we will continue to advocate for stronger child safe regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our commitment to safety \u2013 what we already have in place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At G8 Education, the safety and wellbeing of every child being cared for is the highest priority. It takes child protection and safeguarding extremely seriously and supports measures aimed at improving quality and increasing safety for children in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following child safe policies and procedures are already in place in all G8 Education centres, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our commitment to continuous improvement \u2013 additional actions G8 Education is taking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n G8 Education is committed to continuous improvement in its policies and processes, as well as improving its practices, and will be taking the following actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Broader Sector Reforms Needed \u2013 what we advocate for<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n G8 Education is committed to working with all levels of government across Australia to urgently consider what more can be done to better protect children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n G8 Education continues to highlight the need for harmonising policies, regulations, systems and processes across governments and regulators, in support of delivering the National Quality Standard Framework set out by the Australian Government\u2019s Children\u2019s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and further advocate for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n G8 Education has welcomed the introduction of the Early Childhood Education and Care Bill by Federal Minister for Education, Jason Clare to strengthen child safety regulations in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sector"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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