Hands up for Quality – a win for young children at COAG!

A thank you message from Margaret Young, ECA National President

Thank you to all our members, subscribers and everyone who supported the Hands Up for Quality Campaign!

At the Council of Australian Governments on Monday, our voice was heard and there has been a real win for children! Thank you for your incredible efforts in achieving this outcome.

We have all done so well . . .

• more than 1,200 ‘Hands Up for quality’ e-cards were sent to Premiers and Chief Ministers and copied to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Kate Ellis, many of them sharing personal experiences
• more than 50 organisations quickly signed up to a statement of support delivered to the Prime Minster and Heads of Government pre-COAG on Friday 4 December, as well as a lot of individual lobbying from your own organisations
• ECA directly lobbied ministers and senior political advisors nationally and at state level, arguing for commitment to high quality evidence based goals with regard to ratios and qualifications and staged implementation to make progress achievable for services and states that have further to go.

Read Margaret’s full message and learn about the agreed outcomes