ELAAvate

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, Our Best Start, Best Life Reform and Engagement Advisor, Leanne Rodriguez, recently spoke with Jo Geurts, the CEO of ECKA, about how ECKA is addressing workforce challenges in preparation for the Pre-Prep rollout.

More in ELAAvate:

• New Operational Policy Settings to Apply from 2026
• Your Input Needed: Disability Inclusion Needs Survey
• Inspirational Colleague? Nominate them for an ELAA Award
• Running a Strong Committee of Management: There's a guidebook for that
• Inclusion is Everyone’s Business Toolkit: free resources for educators
• Communicating about kindergarten to your community: DE (Vic)’s communications pack
• Get a 50% discount on tickets to the Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expo.

In this week’s edition of ELAAvate, We are thrilled to present the 2024 Early Childhood Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 21 November 2024. In proud partnership with Anzuk Education, we will celebrate exceptional achievements across three inspiring award categories:

• Emerging Leader Award
• Organisation Innovation Award
• Volunteer of the Year Award

• Celebrate Early Childhood Educator's Day, we reflect the vital role of employers play in fostering professionalism and respect in your workplace
• Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher Grants: applications are now open
• (member exclusive) Understanding the new "Wage Theft" laws
• Teachers: complete your annual registration by 30 September
• Free Drop-in session: master your Committee Recruitment and Retention
• The crucial role of recording keeping during recruitment and onboarding
• SAEW Project: sign up for upcoming webinars
• Gowrie Victoria: Coaching for Returning Teachers and Educators Program
• We are hiring: Payroll Adviser