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THE HON KATE ELLIS MP
MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION
AND CHILD CARE
MEDIA RELEASE
31 October 2010
100 years of quality child care in Adelaide
The Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care, Kate Ellis, today attended celebrations for the centenary of the Halifax Street Children's Centre and Preschool.
"Halifax Street Children's Centre has been making a great difference in the lives of children and families in Adelaide, and I'm delighted to be here to celebrate its centenary," Ms Ellis said.
"The dedicated staff here at Halifax Street are to be commended on providing a high quality learning and care environment for these children."
The centre is also working towards the standards set out under the National Quality Agenda, an Australian Government initiative to ensure all children receive consistently high quality early childhood education and care services across the country.
The Agenda includes better educator-to-child ratios, increasing each child's individual care and attention, as well as improved staff training and qualifications.
"800,000 Australian families place their children in care each week and these families deserve to know that when they drop their children off to care, they will be safe and well looked after," Ms Ellis said.
"Halifax Street is already meeting much of the National Quality Agenda, including employing a qualified teacher to work with the toddler group and planning to achieve improved educator-to-child ratios across all age groups.
"The Agenda is an historic Government reform in partnership with States and Territories, to give all children in care the vital learning opportunities they deserve."
The Gillard Labor Government will provide $14.4 billion in child care assistance for families through the Child Care Benefit and the Child Care Rebate over the next four years, $8 billion more in direct assistance than was provided in the last four years of the Howard Government.
For more information about the National Quality Agenda, visit www.mychild.gov.au
Minister Ellis' media contact: Elissa McKay 0417 803 403
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