Are you aware that there are stringent requirements to retain child care records and also to implement supporting policies? The…
Insights Sectors: Childcare
INSIGHT: What does mandatory reporting mean for early child care workers?
Vital role of early childcare workers recognised by law reform – ‘Mason’s Law’: Changes to the Child Protection Act 1999…
INSIGHT: Amendment of service approvals – your options if you are refused
Child care services may wish to apply for an amendment to their service approval for example, to increase the number…
INSIGHT: Proposed changes to National Quality Framework
Proposed changes to the National Quality Framework (NQF) have been agreed and will be introduced from October 2017. The changes include:…
INSIGHT: Choosing the right business structure for your child care service
Whether you are entering into an existing child care business, intending to set up a new structure or restructuring an…
INSIGHT: Family Day Care Law: avoiding breaches of the National Law and Regulations
Meridian Lawyers acts for a wide range of childcare providers including family day care services who may on occasion need…
INSIGHT: Trends in business sales and purchases: assignment of leases
During 2016 Meridian Lawyers acted for many clients in the successful sale or purchase of a wide variety of businesses…
INSIGHT: Are you selling a child care business?
Whether you have negotiated the sale of your child care business yourself or through a business broker, you will need…
INSIGHT: What to do if your service approval has been suspended or cancelled
A recent trend shows an increasing number of child care services receiving “show cause” notices under the A New Tax…
INSIGHT: Tackling tardiness
Do you have an employee who is regularly late for work? A one-off is excusable but how should you deal…
INSIGHT: Doing the right thing: complying with Family Assistance Law for family day care
In December 2015, the Australian Federal Police reported the arrest of six people and restraint of assets worth $1.1 million…