Membership Benefits

otherBelonging

  • 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 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

Updates 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

BusinessBusiness 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

PDTraining 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

ResourcesResources

  • 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.

otherOther

  • 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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