October is Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025. The theme for this month is Building our cyber safe culture. Department of Home Affairs encourages these 3 key actions: Install software updates to keep your devices secure. Use a unique and strong passphrase on every account. Always set up multi-factor authentication. Cyber Security Awareness Month | Act
During October and November we are offering Digital Security sessions to assist kindergarten staff and volunteers to keep informed of Cyber Security and technology concerns. Our latest webinar, Digital Safety - Child Safe Practices & Personal Electronic Devices introduces the updated requirements for recording technology and use of personal devices at approved services. Digital Safety
As of 1 September, all approved providers must have ensured their services have updated policies and procedures for the safe use of digital technologies and online environments. Kindergarten staff and volunteers can find updated information on complying here: Child safe practices for digital technologies and personal electronic devices. ACECQA also provides updated guidelines for Policy
2025 Building Blocks Improvement Grants have been announced as now open. Information Technology is included as a category of grant available for investment in IT equipment for not-for-profit funded organisations offering a free 3 and 4-year-old kindergarten program. Applications for Information Technology grants close on Monday 29 September 2025 at 11.59 pm. Find out more
The Online Transition Learning and Development Statement (Online TLDS) tool reopened now. If you are a teacher who will be using the Online TLDS for the first time, our 15-minute video will get you started. View the video from our Online TLDS information and support page here: https://kindergarten.vic.gov.au/tlds/#videos For educators who made use of the
When you use the "Make new link" method of inviting a family to collaborate on their child's TLDS, you will need to compose an email with the weblink to the form and advise them whether you would like them to complete Section 2 or 3, or both sections. Here is some sample text that you
Important information for kindergartens using ADP for payroll in relation to the VECTEA Pay Rate Increase Update. Double Pay Run – Key Dates & Instructions for ADP Payroll Customers To support the application of VECTEA pay rate increases, ADP will be running a double pay run process: Process 1 – Before Rate Increases Submission window:
The Kindergarten IT Program relies on clusters and kindergartens to notify us of who can request our services on their behalf. We are currently reaching out to both group employers and independent services to designate or update their authorised technology contacts. If your service receives an email from us requesting approved contacts and links to
The eSafety Commissioner’s site, www.esafety.gov.au, has eSafety Early Years professional learning modules specifically for early childhood. Additionally, to expand on important security topics and new issues, webinars for all sectors of education continue throughout the year along with self-paced online modules for lower primary teachers including foundation. Review the June and July options here: Professional
The most common way to sign into your Mircosoft account is to enter a password. However sign-in can require additional identification methods to keep your account safe. Learn how to add sign-in methods with our Tip – Signing into your Microsoft Account.
