The latest OECD report on early learning education and care gives Australia a mixed report card.
- Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Two years of high-quality preschool is one of the most effective strategies we have to change the trajectories of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Education policy in Australia is being held back by a lack of data.
Ireland is the latest country to offer two years of preschool education to all children. Is it time Australia followed suit?
Labor’s policy does, however, fail to commit to long-term funding for universal access to preschool education.
Government funding of childcare is seen as something that helps get mums back into work, instead of setting children up for learning before they start school.
The children most likely to benefit from quality early education are the most likely to miss out. Here are five key changes the government needs to make to address this.
It is not a question about whether to invest in bold and meaningful education policy, but how to invest, where it is needed, and in the areas that are proven to have impact.
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