News

• Fools rush in ... but caution is needed for child protection changes
  27 Nov 2008
  The more than one hundred recommendations contained in the report by Justice James Wood’s Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW are thoughtful and wide ranging.

• Who cares what kids think?
  14 Nov 2008
  The idea of children and young people’s participation and right to “have a say” in the political, economic and social structures of society has been gaining momentum in the last few decades.

• Commissioner visits Lismore
  13 Nov 2008
  On Thursday 6 November and Friday 7 November 2008, Gillian Calvert, Commissioner and The Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC and Member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Children and Young People, visited the Centre for Children and Young People at the Southern Cross University in Lismore to talk with researchers, students and young people.

• DoCS Review of the Children's Services Regulation 2004
  10 Nov 2008
  The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) is currently reviewing the Children’s Services Regulation 2004.

• NSW babies clap their hands for better childcare ratios
  03 Nov 2008
  Most of us are familiar with the children’s nursery rhyme “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands…”! And we are all loudly clapping the NSW Government's decision to increase the ratio of long day care centre carers for babies and toddlers to 1:4.

• The Commission has its first meeting with its buddy group on the Built Environment
  28 Oct 2008
  Commission staff spoke with some students from Sydney Girls High for the built environment project.

• NSW babies 'welcome' better childcare ratios
  23 Oct 2008
  The NSW Commission for Children and Young People today applauded the NSW Government’s decision to improve the standard of care for babies and toddlers in long day care services by increasing the ratio of carers for children to 1:4.

• Ruby's top job as Children's Commissioner
  22 Oct 2008
  Commissioner for Children and Young People, Gillian Calvert today handed over her job to nine-year-old Ruby Smith from Scone for the day to celebrate International Children’s Day.

• Commissioner for a day - winner and entries
  22 Oct 2008
  Thanks to everyone who entered the ‘Be the Commissioner for a Day’ competition!

• Why 'celebrate' kids and poverty?
  20 Oct 2008
  The United Nation’s International Day of Anti-Poverty took place on Friday 17th October. The event is the culmination of the numerous activities, events and fundraising that takes place across Australia to mark Poverty Week.