3. CONTENT
1. Group Members Name
2. Overview of Australia
3. Underlying Philosophy
4. History/evolution of system
5. Comparison of Types of Child Care System
6. Availability
7. Accessibility
8. Role of ECE/training
9. Bibliography
4. GROUP MEMBERS
Kazi Taslima Sultana
Nazmun Naher Begum
Amna Mohammed Nur
Shova Puri
Waheda Begum
Afshana Banu
5. OVERVIEW OF AUSTRALIA
Australia is located in southeast of
Asia, between
the Pacific and Indian oceans, the world's
smallest
continent, is almost completely surrounded
by
ocean expanses
Capital of Australia is Canberra
Area – 7.7 million sq km
Population – 22 million
Australia is Democratic republic
Primary language English
Currency – Australian Dollar
6. UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY
Australia Canada
- Respect children and - Montessori
diversity
-The thematic approach
- Support parents involvement
-The behaviorist Approach
-Expectation for children
- High scope
-Reflective practice
-Bank street module
- Children right is important
-Reggio Emilia
-Equity and inclusion
-Emergent (the practise
- Respect Australia aboriginal curriculum in Canada)
and Torres strait islanders
cultures
- Health and safety of children
- (EYLF), (NQF), (NQS)
7. HISTORY/EVOLUATION OF SYSTEM
Australia Canada
1938: Australian Pre-school 1920-1930: The institute of child study is
Association began. founded
.
.
1966: To increase the Day Care facility 1939-1945: 28 Pre school & 42 school
working Committee formed. aged centre started.
1970: 560 Private child care centre 1946: The Day Nurseries Act
opened. established.
1979: The establishment of child care 1966: Canada Assistance Act
centers recommended. introduced.
8. HISTORY/EVOLUTION OF SYSTEM
Australia Canada
1993: Introduced child care quality 1981: Ontario coalition for Better
assurance. Child care established.
2008: National Partnership 2003: Universal Child Care formed.
Agreement on BCE endorsed by
Government. 2006: UCC replaced by Universal
Child Care Benefit.
2010: The National Quality Standard
established.
9. Comparison of Types of Child Care
System
Australia Canada
Long Day Care Regulated Child Care
•Care for children from birth to school age • Regulated child care refers to child care
•They are open eight hours a day services that are regulated by provincial and
•Run by Private operators, local councils, territorial licensing or monitoring standards
community organizations and non-profit such as Child Care Centre
organizations • Regulatory body provide license
Family Day Care Private Child Care Centres are independently
•Home based care for children aged up-to 12 managed by the owner/operator of the
years service.
•Care provided by registered caregivers at Most of them are controlled by regulatory
caregiver’s home.
board.
•Monitored by Local FDC coordination units
Pre-school Nursery Schools
•Planned educational program for children • They offer preschool children 2 to 5 years
between 3 and 5 years. of
•Operation hours 9:00am and 3:00pm age with an introductory learning
•Most of them run by government and
experience,
some are run by private sector
either in the morning or afternoon.
10. Comparison of Types of Child Care
System
Australia Canada
Before / After School Care Public Child Care
•Provide supervised care and recreation Public child care run municipal and regional
for primary school children. governments in Ontario such as after school
•Hours of operation is 7.00 – 9.00 am
and 3.00 – 6.00 pm After School and Recreation Care
• Run by community, private organizations • It is unlicensed programs for children aged 6
and Government to 12 years offered by Toronto Parks, Forestry
and Recreation.
Occasional Care Service Licensed Home Child Care
•Provide short periods of care for children birth • They offer early learning
to under school age. and care, in approved homes, for children
•Hours and days of operation varies. from 0 to 12 years.
•Run by Community and non-profit
organizations, and local councils.
Nanny Unregulated child care in Canada include
•Employed by the family on either a live-in or a • Informal parental care,
live-out basis for care of children. • Care by relatives, and
•This service may be or not registered. • Care within or outside the family home by
caregivers such as babysitters and nannies.
11. AVAILABILITY
Canada Australia
•There are about 4,600 licensed •Around 250,000 children
childcare centres attended both formal care and
• there are 140 licensed private informal care
home care agencies in Ontario •About 2 million children had no
• subsidies are available for usual child care arrangements
working and low income family •Demand for child care is set to
increase in the future is
projected to grow by around
500,000 children by 2020.
•Subsidies are available for
Long day care and family day
care services
12. ACCESSIBILITY
Australia Ontario
► 871,107 children in approved ► In Toronto 20000 children receive
childcare
child care in 2009
► Budget cut for childcare in 2012
►Early childhood education and care
funding doubled in recent years ► Financial supports
► Financial supports ●Canada Child Tax Benefit
●Child care benefit ● OCCS ( Ontario Child Care
Supplement)
● Child care Rebate
●OCB ( Ontario Child Benefit)
☺New benefits to come
● Occasional care service
●JET Child care fee assistant
● Childcare service support
13. ROLE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS
Australia Ontario
Early Years Learning Framework:
Assesses children’s developmental
● Provides a direction to work for ECE
●
needs & stages in all developmental
about intent, pedagogy & outcomes for domains
children’s learning.
●Design curriculum to address children’s
● Responsible for implement EYLF identified needs & interests
●Assessment, document, reporting on ●Plans programs and environments for
children’s outcomes. play and activities to help children’s
●Provide an active learning environment developmental progress
for children. ●Maintain healthy, emotional and social
●Provide a variety of experiences & learning contexts for children
activities to develop motor skills, ●Reports to parents and supervisors on
cooperative social skills, confidence and children’s developmental progress
understanding.
●Promote language development.
●Observe nutritional health, welfare
and safety needs of children
●Discuss Children's progress with
parents
