Childcare News

Play is an important way for children to learn about the world around them. Through play, they learn cultural norms, socialisation guidelines and experiment with different ways to interact with their environment. But play between a father and their child or children...

Sport is a major part of Australia’s culture. We have sporting events happening all year round, with Australian Rules Football and rugby taking place in the winter months, and basketball, soccer and plenty of cricket during spring and summer. With so much sport...

As a parent, you are your children's’ single most important influence. The way you behave and raise your children will significantly impact their development. As they say, “the apple never falls far from the tree”. However, healthy parenting is no easy task. This...

Being a parent to a toddler is an emotional roller coaster. One moment, they are loving, cuddly and happy to play. The next, they are crying over the wrong coloured juice cup or because they can’t get their own way. Despite their age, toddlers are complex little...

Even the cleanest looking hands can harbour nasty bacteria and germs. They are not always indicative of good hygiene. A whopping 80% of infectious diseases are transferred by touch. Harmful germs such as bacteria and viruses that cause illness and infection are...

The internet has transformed modern life in so many positive ways. With the good, however, comes a dark side that is impacting young lives like never before. The rise of the internet has brought the emergence of cyberbullying. This form of bullying occurs not face to...

With over half of all Australian mothers active in the workforce, childcare providers have never been more popular. Returning to work is just one of the many reasons to enrol a baby or child into a childcare service. Whatever your reason, most parents will agree those...

A superbug is the stuff of nightmares. Caused by harmful bacteria, viruses and fungi, a superbug is ‘a bug’ that is resistant to common antibiotics, spreads easily and causes catastrophic damage to the body. Superbugs are responsible for 700,00 deaths worldwide...

No parent wants to hear their child has been bitten by one of their peers, or worse, has bitten another child. Biting is a common issue among children aged 1-3 years. It can manifest at home or at childcare. It is important for parents to understand that biting isn’t...

Australia has a National Quality Framework in place to assist child care providers in meeting national minimum standards.

Brand new doesn’t always mean the best.It may be tempting for parents to send their child to the shiny,new child care centre close to home, but how do you know if it is good quality?

An au pair is an economical, flexible child care arrangement. An au pair will cost the same amount of money, whether you have one child or four.

Also known as head lice, these tiny, parasitic insects are no bigger than sesame seeds. They live and breed in human hair and feed by sucking blood from one’s scalp. Vacancy.Care takes a look at childcare and school lice policies and protocols.

Family Tax Benefit is a family assistant payment for carers of young children. It consists of two parts, known as Family Tax Benefit Part A and Family Tax Benefit Part B. You may be eligible for one, or both of these payments.

Through a short survey, it asks parents and childcare providers to provide information about how the Australian workplace could become more family-friendly .

At Vacancy.Care we understand that deciding what age your children should begin attending a child care service is an important decision that requires you to consider a multitude of factors

In July 2018, the Australian Government made a huge change to the early childhood and child care system — the first of its kind in 40 years.

As a parent, one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make in the first few years of your child’s life is where and what type of care they’ll receive.Luckily, Vacancy.care is here to help you find the perfect child care solution for your needs.

More than 125,000 returning-to-work Australian mums are actually financially worse off by increasing their working days above three days a week, a new report from KPMG ,finally achieving a better deal for working mothers, has found.

Australians families are struggling to find adequate and flexible childcare as waiting lists become longer and permanent places more difficult to find. Vacancy.care is here to help you find the perfect child care solution for your needs.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, most grandparents provide childcare so their daughters or daughters-in-law can return to work after having a family, but only 3 per cent are paid.