News & Views A return to pre-COVID childcare fees will force women out of work More than half of families using childcare will see one parent forced to reduce paid work if childcare fees return in full in July.
News & Views Childcare is critical for COVID-19 recovery. We can’t just snap back to ‘normal’ funding arrangements As we navigate uncharted territories over the coming months, the needs of children, families and the early childhood education workforce must be at the forefront of our thinking.
News & Views No, Dan Tehan. The old childcare system did not ‘work well’ & it certainly won’t now To snap back to a childcare system that was complex and unworkable even before COVID-19 is nothing short of madness, writes Lisa Bryant.
News & Views Parents urge the government not to pull the rug out on free childcare early Worried parents are calling on the federal government to halt its plans to ‘snap back’ to the old childcare system in June.
News & Views On childcare, we can’t ‘waste the crisis’ and go back to the old system In a remarkable turn of events, yesterday Education Minister Dan Tehan urged the parents of Australia to send their little comrades to kindy.
News & Views The hidden piece of the childcare puzzle that could support more healthcare workers There’s a hidden, under-utilised piece of the childcare system in Australia that has the capacity to support healthcare workers.
News & Views Early childhood education & care is broken. Coronavirus proves it If there was ever definitive proof that Australia’s early childhood education & care system is broken, coronavirus bringing the sector to its knees is it.
News & Views This is what our childcare centres need to remain open Childcare centres have been told they have to remain open through the COVID-19 crisis, but they need a clear plan to support them.
News & Views Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It’s time the government paid up Quality preschool can deliver $2 for every $1 from government. But some families pay more for childcare than private primary school costs.
Uncategorised Australian-first study highlights benefits of early education for school children Children who attend one year of early childhood education are more likely to achieve better NAPLAN results in Year 3 than those who haven’t.
News & Views Pay rises for brain builders: Why early childhood educators need to be paid more The work early childhood educators undertake is hard and valuable. Human brains learn more in the first five years than at any other time in their lives.
News & Views Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. Preschool is on the agenda now.
