The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) is a not-for-profit, member-funded organisation advocating for the future of Australia's children.
We work on behalf of long day care owners and operators to ensure families and their children have an opportunity to access affordable, high quality early learning services throughout Australia.
Tragically, drowning is a leading cause of accidental death in children under 5 in Australia.
Many children will also experience non-fatal drownings, which can lead to debilitating life-long disabilities.
Be You is the Federal Government’s renewed and expanded investment in children's mental health and wellbeing, covering the early years through school and up to the age of 18.
The initiative builds on ECA’s 10 years working with Beyond Blue to deliver KidsMatter Early Childhood.
If you're already participating in KidsMatter, you will transition seamlessly to Be You. If not you can join by visiting the Be You website - https://beyou.edu.au/
The Department of Education and Training (DET) has put together a list of important actions, which early learning approved providers will need to complete now if they haven't yet done so.
These include:
We encourage you to talk to your ACA state body about any ongoing issues you may have.