Comments on: Reassembling the child care business http://inside.org.au/reassembling-the-child-care-business/ Current affairs and culture Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrickg http://inside.org.au/reassembling-the-child-care-business/comment-page-1/#comment-75692 Patrickg Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:25:42 +0000 http://inside.org.au/?p=557#comment-75692 Great piece overall, but I have to respond to the following sentence: "The Commonwealth gave no serious attention to the lax regulations administered by state governments and took a unduly complacent approach to its own weak accreditation system " Accreditation begun under the Howard government (near the end of its term, in the 2000s) actually kick-started a significant increase in the standard of care. Carers were required to possess certificates in childcare as opposed to previously, and the inspection process was long, exhaustive, and reasonably demanding. Highlighting the widespread accreditation doesn't do justice to the rigor of the assessment process. Centres needed to get accreditation in order to say in business, so there was strong incentive to pass. Also, the process was initially a very long one (over six months), giving centres plenty of time to change practices and get up to scratch. I was working in an after school care centre at the time of this implentation and worked actively on planning to meet the accreditation. Despite the centre I worked in at the time being a high quality centre, there was still significant work involved with meeting accreditation and it certainly encouraged better practice in both centre and staff. Great piece overall, but I have to respond to the following sentence:

“The Commonwealth gave no serious attention to the lax regulations administered by state governments and took a unduly complacent approach to its own weak accreditation system ”

Accreditation begun under the Howard government (near the end of its term, in the 2000s) actually kick-started a significant increase in the standard of care.

Carers were required to possess certificates in childcare as opposed to previously, and the inspection process was long, exhaustive, and reasonably demanding.

Highlighting the widespread accreditation doesn’t do justice to the rigor of the assessment process. Centres needed to get accreditation in order to say in business, so there was strong incentive to pass. Also, the process was initially a very long one (over six months), giving centres plenty of time to change practices and get up to scratch.

I was working in an after school care centre at the time of this implentation and worked actively on planning to meet the accreditation. Despite the centre I worked in at the time being a high quality centre, there was still significant work involved with meeting accreditation and it certainly encouraged better practice in both centre and staff.

]]> By: Secret child care agendas… « Lightbox Learning http://inside.org.au/reassembling-the-child-care-business/comment-page-1/#comment-17460 Secret child care agendas… « Lightbox Learning Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:09:19 +0000 http://inside.org.au/?p=557#comment-17460 [...] to me in research articles, the odd book of readings from Uni, but none presented so forcefully as this article by Brennan.  It made me suddenly aware of the deliberate actions of past Australian Governments to [...] [...] to me in research articles, the odd book of readings from Uni, but none presented so forcefully as this article by Brennan.  It made me suddenly aware of the deliberate actions of past Australian Governments to [...]

]]> By: Thea Biesheuvel http://inside.org.au/reassembling-the-child-care-business/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Thea Biesheuvel Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +0000 http://inside.org.au/?p=557#comment-148 I couldn't have said it better myself. Who will this article be sent to??? I do want to point out that Labor's encouragement of private/business child car was aided and abetted by Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL)who lobbied hard to NOT have childcare at a parent's place of employment, as they saw that as a 'double whammy' if one lost one's job. Misplaced and not very strategic thinking. Eddy Groves' assets should be seized, capitalised and used to offset what he owes employees and the Government (and you and me). Any chance of sending Deborah's paper to the relevant Ministers, including our comments? regards, Thea Biesheuvel, CEO Survivors of Family Abuse I couldn’t have said it better myself. Who will this article be sent to???
I do want to point out that Labor’s encouragement of private/business child car was aided and abetted by Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL)who lobbied hard to NOT have childcare at a parent’s place of employment, as they saw that as a ‘double whammy’ if one lost one’s job. Misplaced and not very strategic thinking.
Eddy Groves’ assets should be seized, capitalised and used to offset what he owes employees and the Government (and you and me).

Any chance of sending Deborah’s paper to the relevant Ministers, including our comments?

regards,

Thea Biesheuvel,
CEO
Survivors of Family Abuse

]]> By: tony kevin http://inside.org.au/reassembling-the-child-care-business/comment-page-1/#comment-88 tony kevin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:28:48 +0000 http://inside.org.au/?p=557#comment-88 the first really well researched and thought through article i have read on this important subject. congratulations, deborah brennan. and i hope maxine mckew will see this article - she now has a great political opportunity to prove her mettle as under minister responsible for sorting out the mess ABC made. in every crisis there is opportunity to make things better. go for it, maxine ! the first really well researched and thought through article i have read on this important subject. congratulations, deborah brennan. and i hope maxine mckew will see this article – she now has a great political opportunity to prove her mettle as under minister responsible for sorting out the mess ABC made.

in every crisis there is opportunity to make things better.

go for it, maxine !

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