Public Lecture - Stress and Babies in Childcare
In May, a public lecture will be given by Professor Margaret Sims, on stress and babies in childcare. The event is sponsored by Community Child Care, Semann and Slattery and the 1:4 Make it Law Campaign, and hosted by the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University. The details are:
Date: Tuesday 13 May
Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm
Where: Building E7B, Lecture Theatre 4, Macquarie University
RSVP: Rebecca Clifford, 8922 6420, Rebeccaclifford@ccccnsw.org.au
The flyer for this event is below. The lecture is free.
SJIEC Annual Conference 2008 - Throwing the baby out with the bathwater 5
This year, we are able to post items and information that came out of our conference on the website. For names and affiliations of people featured in the photographs above, run the mouse over each image and a text box will appear with information about each photo.
Watch the space below, as presenters’ slides and notes will be posted here, as well as the notes SJIEC members took on the day.
NSW Anti-Homophobia Interagency Conference: "That's So Gay"
Who: For teachers, students, education lecturers, student welfare workers and counsellors, parents, health workers, youth workers and other interested parties.
Date: Wednesday 16 April 2008
Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm
Where: NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills NSW
Lunch and refreshments will be served throughout the day
What: Keynote presentations will touch on key themes, which will be explored further in a range of workshop streams that will run throughout the day
More information contained in the Conference Flyer below.
SJIEC participation in Mardi Gras 2008!
Members of the Social Justice in Early Childhood Group first participated in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in March 2001. This year, SJIEC entered a walking float in the 30th Anniversary of the Sydney Mardi Gras parade. More images are contained in the download below.
1:4 Make It Law! 2008 Campaign
http://www.ccccnsw.org.au/ratios
The NSW Children’s Services Regulation (2004) for centre based or mobile children’s services suggest a ratio of 1:5 for children aged from birth to two years. Leading world expert Ron Lally calls this a “ratio for neglect”.
The 1:4 Task Force launched the 1:4 campaign on Wednesday 24 October 2007 at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University.
You can check out current campaign information, sign up as a 1:4 provider, pledge your support for the campaign and find the Taskforce Report at the 1:4 Website