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A distressing incident at a western Sydney early learning service has highlighted the importance of robust supervision practices and trauma-informed responses, after a two-year-old child was ...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed his government's commitment to accessible and affordable early childhood education during a visit to Tasmania, unveiling national progress figures and ...
“In the wake of the South Australian Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care, the Malinauskas Labor Government has prioritised improving access to affordable and high-quality OSHC ...
A new scholarship program in WA aims to ease teacher shortages by supporting educators to gain degree qualifications.
The Takeovers Panel has declined to declare unacceptable circumstances in response to an application from Mayfield Childcare Limited (ASX: MFD), instead referring aspects of the matter to the ...
The New South Wales Government has announced a landmark package of reforms aimed at rebuilding trust, increasing transparency, and strengthening regulatory oversight in the early childhood education ...
A Canberra Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has called on the ACT Government to release internal documents detailing a series of serious incidents at local childcare centres, reigniting debate ...
A prominent AFL club’s expansion into early childhood education has drawn criticism from some parents, who allege the move prioritises profits over families' needs.
The Cook Labor Government’s 2025–26 State Budget outlines significant investment in regional Western Australia, with the Mid West region set to benefit from upgrades in infrastructure, health services ...
As early childhood professionals and policymakers pore over the 2024 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) results, the headlines will likely focus on early learning participation and preschool ...
More than one million Australian families have seen a tangible reduction in the cost of early childhood education and care, two years into the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Child Care reforms.
A record $1.2 billion investment in New South Wales’ foster care system will bring long-overdue improvements to the lives of vulnerable children and young people and may carry important implications ...