ACA NSW

ACA NSW Peak body for over 1,600 privately owned NSW early childhood education and care services.

ACA NSW represents, advocates on behalf of and provides collective services for early childhood education and care services throughout New South Wales, representing more than 1,600 registered services across the state. You can read more about our activities and core business at http://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/.

WANT FREE TICKET(S) TO MAGIE DENT'S "MOTHERING OUR BOYS" SEMINAR ON 10 OCT 2026?Do you love Maggie Dent? Who doesn't! An...
02/10/2026

WANT FREE TICKET(S) TO MAGIE DENT'S "MOTHERING OUR BOYS" SEMINAR ON 10 OCT 2026?

Do you love Maggie Dent? Who doesn't! And will you be in Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday morning, 10 October 2026?

If "yes" and "yes", the enter the draw to win a ticket(s)! The lucky draw is open to Approved Providers, early childhood educators and teachers and of course families!

But you need to enter by 6 pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2026.

https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-current/want-to-win-a-free-ticket-s-to-maggie-dents-mothering-our-boys-seminar-on-10-oct-2026

GOOD LUCK!

25/09/2026

DINNER & DISCUSSION EVENING (19 OCT 2026): NSW'S ECEC FUTURE & ARE THE REFORMS WORKING OR NOT

https://acansw.zohobackstage.com.au/2026InnerCircle #/

From 6 pm for 6.30 pm start
At The Epping Club, 45-47 Rawson Street, Epping NSW 2121

Speakers/Panelists include:
1. Federal Department of Education
2. NSW Department of Education (to be confirmed)

Topics anticipated to be raised/discussed:

1. Future of the Worker Retention Payments
2. Changes to the Start Strong funding
3. Child Safety Reforms
4. Banning “under the roof” and ratio changes
5. National Early Childhood Worker Registry
6. Proposed new Early Education & Care Commission
7. NSW Early Learning Commission
8. Regulatory and operational workload
9. Children's outcomes .. and potentially more!

As the Inner Circle evenings are popular, secure your tickets early to avoid disappointment:

* for ACA NSW members: $85 inc GST per person
* for non-members): $135 inc GST per person

which includes drinks on arrival and buffet dinner.

https://acansw.zohobackstage.com.au/2026InnerCircle #/

For any further information/assistance, please contact the ACA NSW team via 1300 556 330 or [email protected].


ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION 2026: WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU?https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-curren...
25/09/2026

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION 2026: WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU?

https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-current/annual-christmas-card-competition-2026

There are 13 weeks till Christmas! And it is a significant time to reflect what Christmas means to all of us, especially children.

ACA NSW is launching its inaugural Christmas Card competition for all NSW-based children aged under 6 years old and all NSW-based early childhood education and care services.

By using the official template (access via link above), children are invited to draw or make an image of what Christmas means to them. Once completed, the completed image must be uploaded via the portal (use link) by 11.59 pm on Sunday, 29 November 2026.

The completed image must also be accompanied by a copy of a receipt/invoice of a purchase within the last 12 months from EducationAll Australia or Officeworks.

The best 1+4 images will be announced by 5 pm on Tuesday, 1 December 2026.

The following associated with the (1) winning image can win:

For the NSW-based child (under 6 years old):
1x Family Flex Annual Membership for 1 year at Taronga Zoo Sydney; or
1x Family Flex Annual Membership for 1 year at Taronga Zoo Dubbo; or
1x Adult plus 1x child (3-15 years old) Unlimited Pass for 1 year at Western Sydney Zoo; or
1x Annual Rides Pass for 1 year at Luna Park Sydney; or
1x $150 Event Movies Gift Card or $150 Event Movies Gold Class Gift Card.

For the associated early childhood educator:
1x $150 Event Movies Gift Card or $150 Event Movies Gold Class Gift Card; or
1x night at the Hyatt Regency Sydney (subject to hotel's availability); or
1x night at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney (subject to the hotel's availability).

For the associated NSW-based early childhood education and care service:
a $250 credit to use via Educationall; or
a $250 credit to use at Officeworks.

The (1) winning image will published on the front of ACA NSW's official Christmas card distributed during December 2026. The next best four (4) images will also be published on the inside of the Christmas card. The associated children's firstnames, their ages, the names of the associated early childhood educators will also be published. And a pack of 10 cards be mailed to each of the five children's services.

https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-current/annual-christmas-card-competition-2026

NOTE: Uploaded completed entries will be assumed to have the approval of at least the child's parent or parents.

The competition timeline for 2026 is as follows:

Competiton open from 25 September 2026 to 29 November 2026.
Judges' deliberations by 30 November 2026.
Winning image and next best four images will be announced by 5 pm of 1 December 2026.

For any further information/clarification, please contact the ACA NSW team via 1300 556 330 or [email protected].


15/09/2026

RECOGNISING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS+TEACHERS WITH 20-41 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!

https://www.eeceawards.com.au/post/the-early-wall-of-tenure

A new tradition was established at this year's annual Excellence in Early Childhood Education Awards (www.eeceawards.com.au) held at The Fullerton Hotel, Sydney.

As our early childhood educators and teachers are the most appreciated for their gifts, all those with 20 or more years and attending the Awards Gala Night were recognised with a unique gold medallion which they are now invited to wear every time they attend future Awards Gala Night.

And those with 31-41 years of experience were recognised on stage presented by the Hon Julia Finn MP (the Parliamentary Secretary for the NSW Premier), Tina+Mark Harris (aka Lah-Lah Big Live Band), Kylie Crane (Deputy Secretary at the Federal Department of Education), Anne Twyman (First Assistant Secretary at the Federal Department of Education) and Michael Petrie (General Manager at ACECQA) and Lyn Connolly (ACA NSW's President).

In future years, all early childhood educators and teachers with 20+ years of experience and not yet with her/his own gold medallion will receive and be recognised upon attending the next Excellence in Early Childhood Education Awards Gala Night.



13/09/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE EXCELLENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AWARDS 2026!

https://www.eeceawards.com.au/post/winners-for-2026

Thank you to all the incredible early childhood educators, teachers, educational leaders, Nominated Supervisors, services and Approved Providers for attending and cheering on your teams and winners!

And thank you also to our wonderful sponsors:

- Guild Insurance
- Guild Early Learning
- KKTC - RTO 40636
- Huggies
- NOVA Employment
- Ranger Jamie Tours
- Twinkl Australia

With a much larger space, the annual Excellence in Early Childhood Education Awards reinforced itself as the largest early childhood education and care awards program not only in NSW but also in Australia.

The official photos and videos will be released as soon as possible. That said, those who attended should already be able to access photos via EventPix using the QR code provided last night or via https://bit.ly/eecea26epix. In the meantime, here is a montage of some of what happened last night.

For any further information/assistance, please reach out via 1300 556 330 or [email protected].

SENTENCE WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH FOR THE LIFE OF MOLLY TICEHURSThttps://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-current/sentence-...
11/09/2026

SENTENCE WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH FOR THE LIFE OF MOLLY TICEHURST

https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-current/sentence-will-never-be-enough-for-the-life-of-molly-ticehurst

The tragic and awful loss of Molly Ticehurst's life was horrible enough. Yet today's NSW Supreme Court decision to sentence her murderer to:

"28 years’ imprisonment commencing on 20 April 2024 and expiring on 19 April 2052,
with a non-parole period of 20 years commencing on 20 April 2024 and expiring on 19 April 2044"
.. yet could also be released as early as in 18 years is unfathomable.

Alongside Molly's parents Tony and Kate, ACA NSW mourns the loss of Molly's life.

The delay in sentencing of Molly's murderer was also unjust. ACA NSW's CEO Chiang Lim attended the sentencing hearing in Orange on 3 September 2026.

We will always remember Molly.



11/09/2026

EXCELLENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AWARDS GALA NIGHT TOMORROW!

Another one of our wonderful sponsors, Ranger Jamie Tours, and the rest of us can't wait to attend the largest awards night for early childhood education and care in NSW and Australia!

And good luck to all the finalists (https://www.eeceawards.com.au/post/finalists-for-2026)!

See you all tomorrow night at The Fullerton Hotel, Sydney!

www.eeceawards.com.au

First Nations ECEC Scholarships 🎓ACA NSW is offering scholarships to support First Nations educators in NSW seeking to s...
08/09/2026

First Nations ECEC Scholarships 🎓

ACA NSW is offering scholarships to support First Nations educators in NSW seeking to study a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, particularly those experiencing difficulties accessing Smart & Skilled funding. Applications are open year-round, with training delivered through KKTC Education.

👉 Read more and apply.
https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/news-current/scholarships-for-first-nations-early-childhood-educators-seeking-to-study-a-diploma-in-ecec

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