Labor to overhaul childcare subsidies if elected in multi-billion-dollar campaign pledge
A federal Labor Government would spend $4 billion over four years to […] Read More
‘Excited’: Childcare sector cheers Labor’s $4 billion policy
Childcare operators have broadly welcomed Labor’s $4 billion childcare policy saying it would improve […] Read More
“I had no idea”: The story no one’s telling about early childhood educators in Australia.
My son started preschool this year. The night before his first day, I cried. I […] Read More
All you need to know about childcare funding before the national elections
We may not know the date we will be heading to the […] Read More
Australia’s “next great social policy reform”
Federal Labor’s plan to fund two years of early learning has won […] Read More
Labor promises $500 million to fund early learning for all 3-year-olds
NSW Labor has promised to extend early childhood education funding to every […] Read More
First lesson of play-based learning: include parents
The importance of ‘‘play-based learning’’ for children in the early years of […] Read More
A new beginning: let’s fund two years of early learning for all kids
I don’t want to win an award for the most obvious statement […] Read More
We need an overhaul of early childhood education
The word “parenting” hasn’t been around for long, according to a report on […] Read More
Want a more capable nation? Start younger
The older I get, the more unimpressed I become with both sides – all sides – of politics. Read More