Belonging
- Be part of the sector's peak body, a group of dedicated professionals committed to the best quality early childhood education and care sector for Queensland
- Participate in Early Childhood Educators Day, a national ACA initiative to celebrate our educators and focus attention on their vital work with children
- Meet with your peers at our annual conference, covering everything from pedagogy to compliance
Advocacy
- Membership with Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) National – expert policy and advocacy
- Representation with all sides and levels of government
- Representation on government and department consultative committees
- Representation in the Fair Work Commission on Industrial matters
- Representation on issues important to you and your service including the sustainable long-term funding of kindergarten program and more
- Submissions to government, for example Pre-Budget, Election Policy Paper and more
Sector Updates
- Face-to-face and virtual members’ meetings state-wide
- Weekly e-newsletter highlighting important issues and essential information
- Regular updates on national legislative changes and requirements
Business support
- Heavily subsidised Policies including Procedures and Forms
- Industrial Relations advice and information from Employer Services 15 minutes free (Principal Members only)
- User-friendly Award Wage templates, Enterprise Agreements, Right of Entry and Fair Work audits (Principal Members only)
- Exclusive Member-only discounts from Supporter Members
- Listing of service in FindChildcareNow.com.au – a site targeted towards families
- Local Council planning, supply issues and development application updates
- Benchmarking
- Advice and guidance on other business matters
Training and Professional Development
- High quality accredited training from your very own college, College for Australian Early Childhood Educators (CAECE)
- Discounted professional development workshops and events including but not limited to: Approved Provider workshops, ACA Qld National Conference and more
Resources
- Free ACA Qld annual desk diary and wall planner
- Free Early Edition magazine subscription (4 editions)
More resources can be found in the members-only section of the ACA Qld website.
Other
- Full voting rights at ACA Qld AGM for Ordinary Members
- Early Childhood Educators Day promotional package to help celebrate educators
For more information or enquiries on how to be a part of ACA Qld, please contact 07 3808 2366 or 1300 365 325 or qld@childcarealliance.org.au.
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