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350+ Educators. 100% Compliant. A National Child Safety Training Case Study
How Astute helped 350+ educators across a portfolio of early learning services reach 100% Foundation compliance in national child safety training through Geccko, on time.
National Child Protection Week, Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action.
Mel Franco, our Children’s Services Coordinator & Child Safeguarding Lead, shares her thoughts this National Child Protection Week. Every conversation matters. But what happens next matters even more. "This National Child Protection Week, the 2026 theme —...
Filling the gaps. Our Partnership with ChildcareNow
We're proud to partner with ChildcareNow — because helping a childcare centre run well isn't just about compliance and operations; it's about helping it run at full capacity too. Every centre knows the feeling: a family's care needs change, a casual day goes unbooked,...
One Centre. Three Generations. How Early Learning Centres Need to Communicate With Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Parents
Walk into most early learning centres and you'll find a marketing strategy that was built with a certain parent in mind — the one who was making enrolment decisions back in 2019. But the parent sitting across from you today isn't quite that person anymore. And the...
Let’s be honest: do we want our centres to run on passion alone, or is it stability that actually keeps us going?
We all say we’re hiring for passion — it’s in every job ad, every interview question. But after years in this sector, one educator has come to a different conclusion: it’s stability, not passion, that actually keeps children safe and teams thriving.
The Reportable Conduct Scheme: What Queensland Early Years Services Need to Know
A major change is coming for Queensland early years services. From 1 July 2026, the Reportable Conduct Scheme reshapes how staff and volunteer conduct concerns are reported, investigated and handled. Here’s what it means for your service, in plain language.
The Sector Has Matured. Have Your Strategies?
Quality and safety are no longer differentiators in early childhood education — they’re the baseline. This piece explores what the investor lens reveals about workforce stability, personalisation and reputation as the new markers of high-performing services in 2026.
Astute Early Years Specialists Elevate New Childcare Brand to Success
When a client acquired a new childcare centre in a saturated market, Astute Early Years Specialists stepped in with a full branding, operations and marketing strategy. The result: 90% occupancy, a growing waitlist, and a new standard for centre launches.
Big Win at the Queensland Mining Awards!
The Childcare Leadership Alliance has won the Community, Staff Engagement, or Equal Opportunity Award at the 2024 Queensland Mining Awards — celebrating its partnership with BMA and its impact on early childhood education in regional Queensland.
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