A new report shows how common it is for daycare centres to change owners. The sector also has high staff turnover and relatively low pay.
- Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
The Albanese government has pledged two major changes to early childhood education and care in the run up to next year’s federal election.
A new report also recommends free early education and care for families earning under $80,000 from 2026.
In the first research of its kind in Australia, our new study tracked almost 3,000 young people from age 15 to 25 to see if there are longer-term benefits to attending a selective school.
Australia is set to embark on bold changes to early childhood education if a new report is anything to go by.
New analysis finds if Australian universities were treated like Australian schools, they would gain 11% in funding per year.
About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under.
Selective schools are known for producing some of the highest final-year academic results. But it’s unclear whether students would get the same outcomes anyway, regardless of school.
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