{"id":3785,"date":"2025-07-31T17:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g8education.edu.au\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:19:03","slug":"g8-welcomes-strengthened-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g8education.edu.au\/news\/g8-welcomes-strengthened-legislation","title":{"rendered":"G8 Education Welcomes Strengthened Childcare Safety Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>G8 Education welcomes the passing of the Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025 as an important step to strengthen the safety and quality across the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G8 Education CEO and Managing Director Mr Pejman Okhovat welcomed the new legislation as a positive step forward to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and development of children in early learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe support the emphasis on stronger regulatory oversight and welcome measures that empower authorities to enforce safety standards that enhance transparency around compliance actions. 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