Chapter:
10 - Education and Training
Mover:
Caitlin Tough
Seconder:
Laura Rowe
 
 
Source:
Status of Women Policy Committee
My Private Notes


Preamble
There is a gap between regulation and reality when it comes to the design of some local schools and care facilities. While it doesn’t necessarily mean health and safety risks, it can be things like facility layout.

Government support, in particular financial support, would be required to get facilities into line with regulations.

Without that, there are a number that are at risk of closure if the ACT Government was to insist on enforcing its official policies.
General Resolution

Support for early childhood education and care providers

​ACT Labor conference:
1. Recognises the essential role played by all ACT providers, public and private, in ensuring ACT Children have access to the highest quality early childhood education and care possible;
2. Encourages the ACT Government to use direct support and collaboration with ACT early childhood education and care providers to both develop and implement regulations that improve the quality of early childhood education and care for ACT children;
3. Encourages the ACT Government to use all means of support, including but not limited to targeted loans, grants and other financial measures, to ensure government policies and regulations created to improve the quality of early childhood education and care are reflected in the real-world experience of ACT children