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No. Name Pages Received
1 Regional Development Australia (RDA) Kimberley (PDF - 270.3 KB) 9 28/02/2023
2 AGJ Businesses Pty Ltd (PDF - 575.7 KB) 25 03/03/2023
3 Bridge Darebin (PDF - 314.1 KB) 3 17/03/2023
4 Mick Ogrizek (PDF - 166.2 KB) 3 20/03/2023
  Mick Ogrizek (Word - 32.1 KB)    
5 Phillip Island Early Learning Centre (PDF - 204.5 KB) 4 31/03/2023
  Phillip Island Early Learning Centre (Word - 82.7 KB)    
6 Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) (PDF - 250.7 KB) 7 19/04/2023
  Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) (Word - 818.1 KB)    
7 Brian Byrne; Sally A Larsen; William L Coventry (PDF - 154.0 KB) 1 20/04/2023
  Brian Byrne; Sally A Larsen; William L Coventry (Word - 22.2 KB)    
8 Vanessa Long (PDF - 127.4 KB) 17 20/04/2023
9 Michelle Carlyle (PDF - 118.2 KB) 2 24/04/2023
10 National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) (PDF - 323.0 KB) 10 24/04/2023
  National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) (Word - 273.1 KB)    
11 Loddon Campaspe Group of Councils (PDF - 95.9 KB) 2 26/04/2023
  Loddon Campaspe Group of Councils (Word - 74.3 KB)    
Attachment: Creating viable childcare services in rural areas (PDF - 684.2 KB) 8 26/04/2023
12 Clarendon Children's Centre Co-operative Ltd (CCC) (PDF - 209.6 KB) 4 28/04/2023
  Clarendon Children's Centre Co-operative Ltd (CCC) (Word - 206.3 KB)    
13 Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) (PDF - 204.8 KB) 7 28/04/2023
  Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) (Word - 486.5 KB)    
14 Dr J Rob Bray PSM and Professor Matthew Gray (PDF - 4.5 MB) 72 30/04/2023
15 Regional Development Australia Loddon Mallee (PDF - 82.2 KB) 2 01/05/2023
Attachment 1: Enabling Early Childhood Education and Childcare in Rural Areas (PDF - 1.0 MB) 49 01/05/2023
Attachment 2: Creating viable childcare services in rural areas (PDF - 683.4 KB) 8 01/05/2023
16 SSI (PDF - 198.7 KB) 5 01/05/2023
17 Jessica Tessier (PDF - 69.1 KB) 2 03/05/2023
  Jessica Tessier (Word - 21.5 KB)    
18 Byron Bay Preschool (PDF - 114.6 KB) 2 04/05/2023
  Byron Bay Preschool (Word - 69.7 KB)    
19 Child Development Education and Care Research Group (PDF - 295.9 KB) 11 08/05/2023
  Child Development Education and Care Research Group (Word - 1.2 MB)    
Attachments 1-3: Child Development Education and Care Research Group * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments - 08/05/2023
20 Alan Cobham (PDF - 85.9 KB) 4 09/05/2023
  Alan Cobham (Word - 23.7 KB)    
21 Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education, Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University (PDF - 461.7 KB) 26 10/05/2023
22 Child Development Council (SA) (PDF - 86.2 KB) 2 10/05/2023
Attachment 1: Child Development Council (SA) submission to the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care (PDF - 1.1 MB) 31 10/05/2023
Attachment 2: Annexures for the Child Development Council (SA) submission to the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care (PDF - 779.3 KB) 26 10/05/2023
23 Prof Iram Siraj (PDF - 246.4 KB) 7 23/05/2023
  Prof Iram Siraj (Word - 44.0 KB)    
Attachment 1: The Effective Provision of Pre-school Eduction Project (PDF - 90.4 KB) 6 23/05/2023
Attachment 2: Effective Provision of Pre-school Education key findings from pre-school to age 7 (PDF - 151.6 KB) 2 23/05/2023
Attachment 3: Effective Pre-shcool and Primary Education key findings at age 11 (PDF - 155.7 KB) 2 23/05/2023
24 Life Without Barriers (PDF - 85.9 KB) 2 16/05/2023
25 Lady Gowrie Child Centre Inc (Adelaide) Gowrie SA (PDF - 809.0 KB) 17 16/05/2023
26 Cr Graham Costin (PDF - 54.0 KB) 2 16/05/2023
27 ACT Government (PDF - 191.2 KB) 7 16/05/2023
28 Early Childhood Organisation SA (EChO) (PDF - 220.5 KB) 13 16/05/2023
29 Northside Community Service (PDF - 460.0 KB) 4 17/05/2023
30 Elder Street Early Childhood Centre (PDF - 183.5 KB) 6 17/05/2023
31 Cultural Au Pair Association of Australia (CAPAA) (PDF - 152.9 KB) 2 17/05/2023
  Cultural Au Pair Association of Australia (CAPAA) (Word - 46.6 KB)    
32 Dr Elizabeth Killen (PDF - 204.7 KB) 3 17/05/2023
  Dr Elizabeth Killen (Word - 225.0 KB)    
33 Colman Education Foundation (PDF - 1.3 MB) 6 17/05/2023
34 Fiona Stanley (PDF - 246.0 KB) 9 17/05/2023
  Fiona Stanley (Word - 46.0 KB)    
35 Children and Young People with Disability (CYDA) (PDF - 291.9 KB) 9 18/05/2023
36 Catholic School Parents Australia (PDF - 250.1 KB) 5 18/05/2023
37 Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) (PDF - 315.3 KB) 10 18/05/2023
38 Jonathan Peatfield and Caitlin Wilson (PDF - 62.0 KB) 1 18/05/2023
  Jonathan Peatfield and Caitlin Wilson (Word - 20.5 KB)    
39 University of South Australia (PDF - 278.8 KB) 8 18/05/2023
40 Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) (PDF - 132.9 KB) 10 18/05/2023
41 Royal Far West (RFW) (PDF - 480.1 KB) 18 18/05/2023
42 Manuka Occasional Childcare Centre Association (MOCCA) (PDF - 1.6 MB) 29 18/05/2023
43 Albury Preschool (PDF - 191.6 KB) 3 18/05/2023
  Albury Preschool (Word - 152.1 KB)    
44 Corowa Preschool (PDF - 145.0 KB) 2 18/05/2023
45 RARE (PDF - 81.1 KB) 3 18/05/2023
46 GrainGrowers (PDF - 198.9 KB) 3 18/05/2023
47 Preschool Directors Association of South Australia (PDA) (PDF - 435.1 KB) 30 18/05/2023
48 Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA) (PDF - 917.4 KB) 31 18/05/2023
49 Bermagui Preschool (PDF - 172.0 KB) 5 18/05/2023
  Bermagui Preschool (Word - 33.2 KB)    
50 Woden Valley Early Learning Centre (PDF - 268.7 KB) 10 18/05/2023
  Woden Valley Early Learning Centre (Word - 67.7 KB)    
51 Sandgate Kids Early Education (PDF - 534.4 KB) 7 19/05/2023
52 Qld University of Technology (QUT) (PDF - 373.3 KB) 11 18/05/2023
53 Alannah and Madeline Foundation (PDF - 361.2 KB) 12 18/05/2023
54 Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood (REEaCH) Centre (PDF - 413.4 KB) 16 19/05/2023
55 B4 Early Years Coalition Tasmania (PDF - 1.5 MB) 12 18/05/2023
56 The Salvation Army (PDF - 587.6 KB) 26 19/05/2023
57 Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WentWest) (PDF - 484.2 KB) 14 19/05/2023
58 Isolated Childrens Parents Association Australia (ICPA Aust) (PDF - 307.6 KB) 8 19/05/2023
Attachment: Briefing paper (PDF - 525.8 KB) 8 19/05/2023
59 Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (PDF - 84.9 KB) 3 19/05/2023
60 Netty Merewether and Adam Taylor-Bush (PDF - 216.8 KB) 5 18/05/2023
61 Tamika Hicks (PDF - 226.4 KB) 2 18/05/2023
  Tamika Hicks (Word - 28.5 KB)    
62 Ross Circuit Preschool (PDF - 79.3 KB) 3 18/05/2023
  Ross Circuit Preschool (Word - 82.1 KB)    
63 SDN Childrens Services (PDF - 163.5 KB) 13 19/05/2023
64 The Hive Mt Druitt (United Way Australia) (PDF - 265.0 KB) 6 19/05/2023
65 City of Sydney (PDF - 216.2 KB) 15 19/05/2023
  City of Sydney (Word - 129.7 KB)    
66 Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) (PDF - 3.8 MB) 49 19/05/2023
67 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child (PDF - 223.4 KB) 7 19/05/2023
68 G8 Education Limited (PDF - 333.6 KB) 12 19/05/2023
69 National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) (PDF - 177.5 KB) 7 19/05/2023
70 Thrive by Five (PDF - 4.2 MB) 22 19/05/2023
71 Diversity Council Australia (DCA) (PDF - 421.8 KB) 18 19/05/2023
72 The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) (PDF - 4.9 MB) 54 19/05/2023
73 Parents Work Collective (PDF - 162.5 KB) 16 19/05/2023
74 Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) (PDF - 207.1 KB) 12 19/05/2023
75 Shirley Cornelius (PDF - 231.1 KB) 6 19/05/2023
  Shirley Cornelius (Word - 32.4 KB)    
76 Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) (PDF - 438.6 KB) 8 19/05/2023
77 Howlong Preschool (PDF - 153.2 KB) 2 19/05/2023
78 Association for Children with a Disability (PDF - 114.2 KB) 6 19/05/2023
79 Gowrie Australia (PDF - 361.5 KB) 14 19/05/2023
80 Faculty of Education Monash University (PDF - 312.1 KB) 10 19/05/2023
81 Thrive Group Tasmania (PDF - 82.7 KB) 4 19/05/2023
  Thrive Group Tasmania (Word - 42.2 KB)    
82 Outside School Hours Council of Australia (OSHCA) (PDF - 201.3 KB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments 9 19/05/2023
83 KU Childrens Services (PDF - 397.3 KB) 11 19/05/2023
84 Catholic Diocese of Parramatta Services (PDF - 167.3 KB) 2 19/05/2023
85 Binarri-binyja yarrawoo Aboriginal Corporation (BBY) (PDF - 352.6 KB) 12 19/05/2023
86 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Limited (AITSL) (PDF - 146.9 KB) 4 19/05/2023
87 Special Teaching and Research (STaR) Ltd (PDF - 103.2 KB) 8 19/05/2023
88 Rural and Regional Remote ECEC in Victoria (PDF - 610.0 KB) 12 19/05/2023
89 NSW Family Day Care Association (NSWFDCA) (PDF - 235.0 KB) 11 19/05/2023
90 Australian Government Dept of Education (PDF - 1.5 MB) 43 19/05/2023
  Australian Government Dept of Education (Word - 4.2 MB)    
91 1st Impressions Early Learning Centre (PDF - 92.0 KB) 3 19/05/2023
92 Community Early Learning Australia (CELA) (PDF - 547.4 KB) 22 19/05/2023
93 UNICEF (PDF - 962.4 KB) 3 19/05/2023
94 Jeff Borland (PDF - 202.2 KB) 8 19/05/2023
95 National Nutrition Network Early Childhood Education and Care (NNN-ECEC) (PDF - 276.2 KB) 5 19/05/2023
  National Nutrition Network Early Childhood Education and Care (NNN-ECEC) (Word - 103.6 KB)    
96 Brotherhood of St Laurence (PDF - 322.8 KB) 15 19/05/2023
97 Early Years Intercultural Association (EYIA) (PDF - 78.6 KB) 2 19/05/2023
98 The Benevolent Society (PDF - 379.5 KB) 15 19/05/2023
99 Flinders University (PDF - 325.0 KB) 11 19/05/2023
100 Council of Single Mothers and their Children (PDF - 257.7 KB) 7 19/05/2023
101 Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 303.6 KB) 10 23/05/2023
102 Regional Education Commissioner (PDF - 81.6 KB) 2 19/05/2023
  Regional Education Commissioner (Word - 55.5 KB)    
103 National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHSA) (PDF - 198.9 KB) 5 19/05/2023
104 Connect.Ed Trauma-Informed Education and Care (PDF - 1.1 MB) 22 23/05/2023
105 Community Connections Solutions Australia (CCSA) (PDF - 448.9 KB) 26 19/05/2023
106 Australian Early Childhood Teacher Education Network (AECTEN) (PDF - 269.4 KB) 7 19/05/2023
107 Australian Research Alliance for Children and Young People (ARACY) (PDF - 485.1 KB) 14 23/05/2023
108 The Smith Family (PDF - 230.4 KB) 8 24/05/2023
109 Speech Pathology Australia (PDF - 225.0 KB) 9 19/05/2023
110 Independent Schools Australia (ISA) (PDF - 277.9 KB) 13 22/05/2023
111 Community Child Care Association (CCC) (PDF - 759.4 KB) 24 19/05/2023
112 Regional Development Australia Barwon South West (RDA BSW) (PDF - 594.7 KB) 6 19/05/2023
113 Centre Support (PDF - 223.5 KB) 6 24/05/2023
114 Rebecca Swainson (PDF - 232.8 KB) 6 24/05/2023
  Rebecca Swainson (Word - 30.3 KB)    
115 Australian Council of State Schools Organisations Ltd (ACSSO) (PDF - 301.5 KB) 9 24/05/2023
116 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (PDF - 399.8 KB) 10 23/05/2023
117 Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) (PDF - 239.8 KB) 14 19/05/2023
  Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) (Word - 167.9 KB)    
118 Family Advocacy (PDF - 500.2 KB) 28 22/05/2023
  Family Advocacy (Word - 376.9 KB)    
119 Vision Australia (PDF - 143.2 KB) 5 25/05/2023
120 Big Fat Smile (PDF - 334.7 KB) 4 26/05/2023
121 One Tree Community Services (OTCS) (PDF - 12.9 MB) 56 26/05/2023
122 The ParentHood (PDF - 280.5 KB) 9 26/05/2023
123 The Bryan Foundation (PDF - 163.7 KB) 12 26/05/2023
124 Neighbour Houses Victoria (PDF - 219.4 KB) 7 26/05/2023
125 Goodstart (PDF - 1.6 MB) 114 30/05/2023
126 Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 309.9 KB) 9 30/05/2023
127 The Y Australia (PDF - 682.5 KB) 15 30/05/2023
128 NSW Small Business Commissioner (PDF - 106.6 KB) 3 26/05/2023
Attachment: Stakeholder consultation | Small business experiences in the early childhood education and care sector (PDF - 451.3 KB) 47 26/05/2023
129 South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) (PDF - 405.7 KB) 14 30/05/2023
130 Pathways in Place Research Program (PDF - 1.6 MB) 30 31/05/2023
  Pathways in Place Research Program (Word - 4.4 MB)    
131 Sutherland Shire Preschool Alliance (PDF - 213.1 KB) 4 30/05/2023
132 Waverley Council (PDF - 312.7 KB) 11 31/05/2023
133 SNAICC (PDF - 578.5 KB) 29 31/05/2023
134 Lawson Grains and Rural Regional Remote Womens Network (PDF - 332.8 KB) 6 29/05/2023
135 Prof Frances Press (PDF - 327.8 KB) 7 29/05/2023
136 BHP (PDF - 105.0 KB) 5 26/05/2023
137 Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) (PDF - 223.6 KB) 16 31/05/2023
138 Work and Family Policy Roundtable (W+FPR) (PDF - 463.9 KB) 26 01/06/2023
139 Meli (PDF - 187.8 KB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments 10 02/06/2023
140 Children First Alliance (PDF - 608.0 KB) 18 02/06/2023
141 Berry Cottage Childcare and PreSchool (PDF - 233.7 KB) 7 02/06/2023
142 Chief Executive Women (CEW) (PDF - 467.1 KB) 9 02/06/2023
143 The Front Project (PDF - 373.7 KB) 24 02/06/2023
144 Australian Education Union (AEU) (PDF - 825.8 KB) 32 02/06/2023
145 Social Ventures Australia (SVA) (PDF - 368.7 KB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments 16 05/06/2023
146 Victorian Government Department of Education (PDF - 414.5 KB) 25 05/06/2023
147 United Workers Union (UWU) (PDF - 804.4 KB) 20 06/06/2023
148 Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF) (PDF - 661.0 KB) 9 07/06/2023
149 Restacking the Odds (RSTO) (PDF - 523.7 KB) 10 07/06/2023
  Restacking the Odds (RSTO) (Word - 1.4 MB)    
150 Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) (PDF - 2.2 MB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments 121 07/06/2023
151 National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) (PDF - 384.3 KB) 16 09/06/2023
152 National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) (PDF - 348.7 KB) 9 16/06/2023
153 Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) (PDF - 597.1 KB) 22 16/06/2023
154 Early Childhood Australia (ECA) (PDF - 1.8 MB) 76 19/06/2023
Attachment 1: Removing barriers to affordable childhood education and care for the children who need it most - an equity measure (PDF - 608.8 KB) 7 19/06/2023
Attachment 2: Submission to Early Childhood Strategy (PDF - 769.7 KB) 13 19/06/2023
Attachment 3: Expert perspectives on factors that support quality preshool delivery across settings (PDF - 633.4 KB) 27 19/06/2023
155 The Creche & Kindergarten Association Limited (C&K) (PDF - 373.4 KB) 19 21/06/2023
  The Creche & Kindergarten Association Limited (C&K) (Word - 4.7 MB)    
156 Centre for Policy Development (CPD) (PDF - 674.1 KB) 55 16/06/2023
Attachment 1: Starting Now - The first steps to delivering the best early childhood system for Australia (PDF - 197.1 KB) 8 16/06/2023
Attachment 2: Starting Better - A guarantee for young children and families (PDF - 3.1 MB) 64 16/06/2023
157 NT Government (PDF - 217.6 KB) 2 23/06/2023
Attachment: Submission continued (PDF - 951.6 KB) 16 23/06/2023
158 NSW Government (PDF - 446.2 KB) 23 29/06/2023
159 Department for Education Children and Young People Tasmania (PDF - 555.2 KB) 15 30/06/2023
160 Playgroup Australia (PDF - 369.1 KB) 6 05/07/2023
161 Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care (PDF - 135.3 KB) 2 05/07/2023
162 Western Australian Government (PDF - 457.1 KB) 29 14/07/2023
163 Kids First Australia (PDF - 1.0 MB) 6 29/05/2023
164 Aisling Gallagher (PDF - 156.0 KB) 4 24/07/2023
165 Australian Multiple Birth Association (PDF - 290.2 KB) 14 27/07/2023
166 Annie Sargood (PDF - 36.7 KB) 4 30/07/2023
167 Australia’s Leading Home Care Agency (PDF - 273.4 KB) 8 04/08/2023
  Australia’s Leading Home Care Agency (Word - 57.4 KB)    
168 Dr Alyssa Milton (PDF - 67.1 KB) 1 08/08/2023
Attachment: Participatory Design of an Activities-Based Collective Mentoring (PDF - 406.9 KB) 15 08/08/2023
169 Deniliquin Children’s Centre (PDF - 81.6 KB) 2 16/08/2023
170 Regional Australia Institute (RAI) (PDF - 567.7 KB) 7 02/06/2023
Attachment 1: Regional Jobs 2022 | The Big Skills Challenge (PDF - 3.9 MB) 98 02/06/2023
Attachment 2: Maranoa and Western Downs Childcare Study | Final report (PDF - 1.7 MB) 34 02/06/2023
171 Network of Community Activities (PDF - 969.7 KB) 7 18/08/2023
172 Glenn Fischer (PDF - 513.7 KB) 2 21/08/2023
173 Dr Susan Tregeagle (PDF - 61.4 KB) 2 04/09/2023
  Dr Susan Tregeagle (Word - 23.6 KB)    
174 Qld Government (PDF - 349.9 KB) 14 22/09/2023
175 Curtin University (PDF - 611.0 KB) 5 28/09/2023

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