Early Childhood Australia - NT

07/09/2026

06/09/2026

📣Are you passionate about early childhood education and care and ready to take on a volunteer leadership role?

🌟This is your opportunity to get involved and make a meaningful impact!

We encourage nominations from individuals with any of the following:
• First Nations perspectives
• Allied Health professional
• CDU/TAFE lecturer
• RTO representative, such as Saltbush, with experience in either Early Childhood or Community Services
• Representative from the Department of Education
• Service leader from a for-profit childcare centre
• Someone working across inclusion, with a strong understanding of Thriving Kids
• Residency in a remote Northern Territory community
• A focus on early childhood in programs outside of ECEC and Preschools

Submit your nomination by 6:00pm AEST on Sunday 13 September. More information and the nomination form are available through the link below!

Nomination form: https://bit.ly/4xkpBXO

💼 Don’t miss out on this chance to contribute!

04/09/2026

📣 NT Educators, Professional Development coming up. Come curious, leave inspired.

Join Dr Claire Warden to explore the Floorbook® Approach and take away practical strategies for your team.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4gBiW5L

📍Darwin - 15th September 3PM-6PM
📍Alice Springs - 17th September 3PM-6PM

04/09/2026

💗 National Child Protection Week starts next week.

Every conversation matters. Let's turn awareness into action and work together to keep children safe, supported and thriving.

03/09/2026

02/09/2026

🌟 Happy Early Childhood Educators’ Day! 🌟

Today is Early Childhood Educators’ Day, and ECA would like to take this opportunity to shout out to you all—the champions of our sector. We acknowledge and celebrate the incredible work early childhood educators do, and the influence they have in the lives of children, families and communities everywhere, every day. 💛

Early Learning Matters and YOU Matter. Your professional dedication, along with the knowledge, skills, expertise and care you bring to this work, is admirable and impressive. Your contribution to carefree childhoods where children can play, learn, grow and flourish is important and far-reaching—not only for the children you work with but for us all.

From the first hello in the morning to the countless moments every day when children are wondering, discovering, exploring and connecting—your work matters.

👏 From everyone at ECA—THANK YOU!!

We wish every educator across Australia a very happy Early Childhood Educators’ Day!

01/09/2026

28/08/2026

👏A big thank you to Dr Kathryn Murray for sharing her expertise with ECA NT members and educators from across the Northern Territory through an engaging professional development session on Brain-SET theory.

The session explored how we can create purposeful environments that support children’s learning, development and engagement. It was wonderful to see educators come together to reflect on how our environments can positively influence children’s experiences and learning.

Thank you, Kathryn, for sharing your knowledge and inspiring our sector!