This week we briefly discuss the Labor Party’s plans to crackdown on freebies and giveaways to families to get more enrolments, before chatting with CEO of Big Fat Smile Jenni Hutchins.
As CEO of an organisation with more than over 40 children’s services, Jenni is also the Approved Provider for Big Fat Smile under the National Quality Framework. Jenni discusses navigating the compliance and regulatory system as an Approved Provider, supporting Nominated Supervisors with their legal obligations, and how to lead and support an organisation during a prosecution.

Being an Approved Provider (with Jenni Hutchins, CEO of Big Fat Smile)

Talking the policy and politics of education and young children in Australia.

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

Earlier this year, Liam was interviewed by Lecturer Kathrine Whitty for a video to her Masters students at the Australian Catholic University. It was an opportunity to discuss all things early education, including Liam's professional journey in the sector, and Kath and the ACU were kind enough to share the audio of the interview for the Early Education Show.

Liam’s Early Education Journey

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been tasked with conducting an inquiry into Australia’s early education sector. What are they looking at, why does it matter, and what do we hope it will accomplish?
Find the full shownotes at earlyeducationshow.com.

The ACCC Inquiry

We're back for a new fortnightly series! This week, we're tackling the Federal Government's Early Years Strategy. What is the context of this new strategy, and what do we think it should come up with?

The Early Years Strategy

We’ve been away for a while - but we couldn’t let as big a year as 2022 pass without getting the gang back together.

2022 Year in Review

It's the final episode of Exploring the NQS - a look at the whole thing, and the journey of exploring it element by element. Thanks for everyone who's listened in.

Being an Approved Provider (with Jenni Hutchins, CEO of Big Fat Smile)

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