Teaching parents to play with their children is taking off in rural Zambia, but volunteers need better funding, training and support to reach every family.
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Why are some pre-primary education programmes more successful than others?
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
Educators in a research partnership have found that early math screening is a helpful teaching tool that helps educators target instruction to support children’s math learning.
A lack of access to child care costs the state an estimated $2.7 billion in lost productivity and revenue.
New research looks at how preschools can be better designed to support neurodivergent children.
The $10-a-day plan was meant to give every child an equal start in life, but right now, the families who need care the most are being left behind.
Australia is about to trial CCTV in hundreds of early childhood services. A UK nursery data hack shows how vulnerable their information can be.
The Kenyan education department should establish the root causes of the low performance in maths, and fix them.
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 families who rely on early childhood services will likely appreciate the skills and professionalism involved. But as a community, we do not value this work.
If you have young kids, the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, represents a rare opportunity to teach them about science.
Australia is set to embark on bold changes to early childhood education if a new report is anything to go by.
For vulnerable and marginalized groups, access to early learning and child care remains uncertain. Inclusive access must become a top priority to achieve affordable care for all families.
As federal and provincial governments bring in measures to make child care more affordable, the voices and needs of children with disabilities must not be ignored.
How to make a ‘fortune teller’ or ‘chatterbox’ with children, and why the paper activity targets many developmental domains at once.
Planning outdoor early learning and child care has implications for training and recruiting educators as well as for planning, developing and funding physical spaces.
Beyond addressing key staffing issues, developing high-quality early childhood programs must involve using school boards to expand access and grow spaces while offering more affordable fees.
Parents can find it difficult to choose a childcare service, given the plethora of types on offer. Here are three of the most well-known alternative educational philosophies explained.
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