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- The Lowdown | Your guide to what’s up, who’s where, and how you can get involved.
- Face2Face | As she passes the baton on, we talk to Pam Cahir, the outgoing CEO of Early Childhood Australia, about the sector’s future.
- A is for Abacus | We visit our nation’s capital to tour the ACT’s largest community service, Abacus Child Care and Education Centre.
- Quality: Parent & Staff Insights | Researchers from Charles Sturt University share snippets from their seminal study on quality in ECEC.
- NQF Journeys | A DEC preschool, community-based service and private LDC share their quality improvement journeys in a series of NQF case studies?
- NQS Spotlight on… | Dr Frances Press explores why staffing arrangements are fundamental to quality.
- VOX Pop | What are the most important aspects of quality?
- Bookworm | Ingrid Maack previews what’s new on the shelves.
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About Rattler
Rattler is the quarterly publication of Community Child Care and contains high-quality essays and articles about a wide range of social, economic, educational and political issues that affect the childcare industry, from both industry and human interest perspectives. The magazine publishes a range of opinions and offers a forum to stimulate professional development and discussion.
The Managing Editor is Eddy Jokovich. The members of the editorial committee are Lisa Bryant, Marie Deverill, Leanne Gibbs, Ingrid Maack, Gerard Moon, Wendy Shephard and Eddy Jokovich.
How to receive your copy of Rattler
There are two ways to receive your copy of Rattler:
- Become a Member or Associate of Community Child Care Co-operative (NSW) for $200 per year (including GST) – receiving Rattler is a membership benefit. Please go to the Community Child Care Co-operative membership page for further details.
- Subscribe to Rattler only. Subscriptions are just $60 per year (including GST). Download the subscription form to subscribe to Rattler.
Advertise in Rattler
To advertise in Rattler, please download the Advertising Rate Card. There are two ways to complete the form:
- Print the PDF file, fill in the form and fax it to (02) 9699 6919.
- Download the Advertising Rate Card and complete the interactive fields using Adobe Acrobat, and email the saved PDF file to admin@armedia.net.au, or print the completed form and fax it to (02) 9699 6919.
Deadlines (to be used as a guide only)
Future editions of Rattler will be published on:
- Rattler 102 – Winter | Advertising deadline: June 1 | Publication date: June 23, 2012
- Rattler 103 – Spring | Advertising deadline: August 24 | Publication date: September 21, 2012
- Rattler 104 – Summer | Advertising deadline: October 26 | Publication date: December 3, 2012
- Rattler 105 – Autumn | Advertising deadline: February 22 | Publication date: March 22, 2013
