Early Childhood Australia NSW Branch is pleased to offer scholarships for four people who would otherwise not be able to attend the National conference in Melbourne  from the 4-7th September, 2014.

People can nominate a colleague or self nominate. It is important there is a seconder to follow up with any questions the committee may wish to ask. The scholarship will cover the costs of registration and financial support with accommodation and transport. The total scholarship will be no more than $1500. 

2014_Scholarship_Nomination_Form for Annual conference #1

NSW ECA would like to be able to support motivated educators who, due to financial or other reasons, would be unlikely to be able to attend the conference but would like to. Educators who have not been to the conference before will be preferred but not necessarily chosen over other candidates.  Only ECA members (individual or employed by a member organisation) will be considered.

Only three days left to register for the North Coast ECA conference. Over 300 delegates have registered to attend the conference with 100 participants in the masterclass. Well done ECA North Coast region!

Scholarship winners have been announced. Congratulations. 

They are: 

• Marilyn Heinz, an ECT from Bundgeam preschool a small two day a week rural preschool outside Kyogle.
• Andrew Elliott, a TAFE teacher in child studies.
• Educators from  Chillingham and Tyalgum preschools small rural services working two days a week at each location outside Murwillumbah. The Director also won a scholarship to the masterclass.
• Catherine Nash a part time teacher at a Early Education and Care centre at Tweed Heads.
• Three Educators from Lawrence Community Preschool, a small rural preschool outside Mclean.

Want to register? Check out the registration and  program attached.Registration for North Coast Conference 5th April, 2014. and North Coast Region Master Class registration. Registrations close on 23rd March, 2014.

Early Childhood Australia , NSW Branch was delighted to read Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli’s, announcement that work was continuing on a $5.6 million capital works program which will create an additional 362 preschool places in NSW.

Mr Piccoli said the funding has enabled the construction of three new preschools and the extension of 10 preschools to provide additional places.

New centres are being built at Woy Woy South, Orange and Alstonville. Existing services will be extended at Bundanoon, Dubbo, West Dubbo, Wingham, Finley, Old Bar, Gulgong, Bellbird, Oberon and Wollongbar. 

Congratulations to the many people who have lobbied hard for these changes to come about. Great work!

The executive of Early Childhood Australia , NSW Branch are meeting this Friday.

This is a closed meeting but if you have a good news story or an issue that you would like to be addressed please email through to: ecansw@earlychildhood.org.au or leave a message on: 0418 893 830.