Child Care Is Corporate America’s Business
More companies are finding child care is the solution to their labor […] Read More
Should all three-year-olds go to preschool?
For many children, their entry into kinder or preschool is their first real opportunity to understand social dynamics beyond their home and family – and increasingly, educators believe these early years are absolutely critical for success in adult life. Read More
Did you know…?
Did you know that 1 in 5 of our children and 2 in 5 of our Indigenous children are already behind before they start school? Read More
The smartest way to spend taxpayer dollars
Did I tell you that my grandson, fast approaching his second birthday and not many months away from losing his status as our one and only grandchild, is a budding genius? Read More
This number could hold your kids back for the rest of their lives
It’s two years since I wrote about the educational opportunity for Australia contained in a report by the Mitchell Institute: a specialist education research facility at Victoria University which I am happy to support. Read More
Brain Development
The human brain is the most complex thing on Earth. From birth to age 5, we see a rapid rate of brain development. 90% of the child’s brain is developed before they even walk into a classroom. Read More
Why we should invest more into early learning
Here are 6 reasons why the Australian Government should invest more in early education.
Childcare and early learning benefits not only children and families but all Australians. Read More
Ask the expert Dr Jack Shonkoff
Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., is the Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital; and Director of the university-wide Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Read More
Why early learning is important
Did you know that 1 in 5 of our children and 2 in 5 of our Indigenous children are already behind before they start school? But it doesn’t have to be this way. Read More
What we’ve achieved so far
Thanks to you and thousands of people passionate about the importance of early learning, working families can now look forward to more affordable childcare. Read More