Meeting with Community Early Learning Australia and It Takes A Village

Together, Community Early Learning Australia and It Takes A Village Australia represent more than 2,000 small and community-based early childhood education providers around the country.

As we work to build a more accessible early childhood education and care sector, their voices matter.

It was great to meet with CELA CEO Michele Carnegie and It Takes A Village CEO Daniela Kavoukas this week to hear their thoughts on the critical importance of the 15% pay rise for early childhood educators, the opportunities for the community and not-for-profit sector through the Building Early Education Fund, and the difference that our 3 Day Guarantee will make from next year.

I look forward to continuing our conversations as we build the high-quality, accessible universal early education and care system that Australians deserve.