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.
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Ahead of the 2026 federal budget, Education Minister Jason has announced plans for a new national commission for early education and care.
Parents have spoken up about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres.
It is never too early to teach kids body autonomy and normalise safety in relationships.
Australia is about to trial CCTV in hundreds of early childhood services. A UK nursery data hack shows how vulnerable their information can be.
Imagine living in a town where three or more families are competing for a single early learning place.
A new report follows the lives of around 1,700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the largest study of its kind.
A new book shows how casual educators and teachers play a crucial role in education. But many face underpayment and uncertainty juggling too many contract jobs.
A bill that will strip funding from shonky providers is expected to pass parliament this week. But it falls short in a number of ways.
States and territories collect different kinds of information about child safety. So it is hard to know what is going on in childcare centres.
Centre-based childcare is big business, dominated by for-profit providers, who may not be meeting regulatory standards.
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.
The government should increase the childcare subsidy for families on low to medium incomes — either temporarily or permanently. This would involve increasing the highest subsidy rate from 85% to 95%.
The government’s emergency relief package for childcare centres has kept many from collapsing financially due to COVID-19. The transition to other arrangements must be slow and carefully managed.
Childcare will be free for many Australian parents to help families and a struggling sector through the COVID-19 crisis. But there is much confusion around how this new system works.
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Professor, Early Childhood Governance, University of Sydney
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Director, Peter Noonan Policy Impact Program, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Education Policy, Victoria University
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Former Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor Emerita, School of Society, Communication and Culture, Macquarie University
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Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Education, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Education, Charles Sturt University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor in the Early Childhood Education, University of New England