The Latest Breaking News from Early Childhood Education

The beginning of each school year brings an opportunity to reflect, for children, families and also for policymakers. Some important lessons pertain to effective ways provinces and territories can expand children’s and families’ access to early learning programs.

National conference outlines plans for energy transition, making early childhood education universal and closing gender pay gap

SA's royal commission into early childhood education and care has been told of the importance of recognising the special skills brought by Indigenous educators.

Dr Sophie Moullin makes the case for government-provided early education, arguing subsidies won't solve the childcare crisis.

Sector already in crisis will lose workers to better paid aged care unless there is ‘significant uplift’ in wages, UWU says

More than one million Australian families will soon get cheaper child care, with extra money also set aside to hire more early educators. The Albanese

The activity test, which reduces payments when one parent works less than 15 hours a week, would cost $1.3bn to abolishGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.

South Australia’s royal commission into early childhood education led by Julia Gillard has released an interim report. The key recommendation is preschool for all three-year-olds (in a move similar to other states). But the report notes one of the critical considerations around this change will be the early education workforce.