It was great to see everyone at Day 1 of the Australian Childcare Alliance Queensland Conference! ACA President Paul Mondo presented at the Approved Providers Workshop: Navigating the Worker Retention Grant. We're also in the Exhibition Hall at Booth 74 to offer support & answer any questions about applying for the Worker Retention Payment. Drop in & say hi tomorrow if you haven't already! #ACAQLDConference #WRPSupport #HereToHelp

ACA President Paul Mondo is at Parliament House, Canberra today and tomorrow, advocating on behalf of our valued ACA members. He's working hard to advocate for the best policy outcomes for our sector. #ACAAdvocacy #LeadershipInAction #BestStartInLife

This morning ACA QLD arranged for Queensland Shadow Education Dr Christian Rowen, MP to visit Canopy Early Education in Milton to meet the team & see how they are preparing for tomorrow's Early Childhood Educators' Day celebrations. Well done team. 😊 #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #MakeItSpecial

We're grateful to ACA President Paul Mondo, who is working hard in Canberra today & tomorrow, talking to the key government stakeholders about the government-funded wage rise, with the aim of securing the best possible outcome for our sector. Here's a quick update from Paul in front of Parliament House. #PoliticalAdvocacy #BestStartInLife

At our upcoming 3 week online course, Dr Kaylene Henderson - Child Psychiatrist & leading parenting expert - will share her insights on how to recognise anxiety in young children & how early childhood educators can respond with empathy while helping children build resilience. Commencing on Thurs 2 May via ParentTV, we hope you can join us. 😊 ACA members, you can find out more here: https://bit.ly/43YzPiP Non Members, you can find out more here: https://bit.ly/43NdlkV | #ProfessionalDevelopment #ChildMentalHealth #BestStartInLife

We're excited that Jason Gibson - leading counselor, clinical educator and educational consultant supporting families, educators and the clinicians who serve them - will be joining us for our 3-week online bootcamp on how to develop a positive team culture & get the most out of your team. To join us, click here. https://bit.ly/3OnXF0Y

Last Friday ACA President Paul Mondo took the Athlete's Ice Bath challenge to raise funds to help fight childhood cancer! Thanks to many generous supporters, he reached his goal of raising over $10,000! You can watch Paul putting on a brave face below! 🥶❄️👏👏👏 You can still donate to this important cause here. 👉https://www.ccia.org.au/fundraisers... #CEODaretoCure #ThankYou

Tomorrow is R U OK? Day - Australia's national day of action which reminds us all that any day is the day to ask, 'are you OK?' and support those struggling with life. As an employer, a very important part of your strategy to foster a mentally healthy workplace includes offering your staff access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which aims to enhance mental health and wellbeing, maximise productivity and improve organisational culture. This video presents an overview of how TELUS Health, in partnership with the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA), can provide your team of educators with a high-quality, affordable, comprehensive & modern Employee Assistance Program (EAP). For more information on the ACA/TELUS Health EAP click here. 👉 https://childcarealliance.org.au/pa...

We're proud to be able to offer the early learning sector a high-quality Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at a fraction of the usual cost, through our partnership with TELUS Health. We encourage all early learning service providers to offer their team members an EAP as part of their strategy to foster a mentally healthy workplace. You can find out more here. 👉https://childcarealliance.org.au/te... 👍☕