Every child deserves a strong start to their learning. Victoria’s landmark universal three-year-old kindergarten reform is delivering just that. New findings from a major study at University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education have revealed that children who receive two years of funded kindergarten compared to one year have an additional five-months of progress in language development and two to three-months of progress in memory and problem-solving skills by the time they begin school.
Early childhood providers can track enquiries, tour bookings and enrolment outcomes. What happens during the tour itself, however, has traditionally been much harder to see.
A new 60-place early childhood education and care service in Darwin and a commitment to establish a service in Tennant Creek will expand early learning access for Northern Territory families.
Every early learning service has people who know how things really work.
Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry confirms need for accredited training and national safeguards for children with type 1 diabetes in early childhood education and care
A new research pilot is inviting early childhood teachers across New South Wales to help build a richer understanding of what quality teaching looks like within the realities of early education practice. Led by the Teachers in Early Education research team, the world-first pilot will explore how teacher quality is influenced by the environments, systems and conditions in which ECTs work.
Finexia Financial Group Limited (ASX: FNX) has provided an extensive update on its childcare portfolio, confirming that enforcement action over defaulting loans has resulted in the Group taking operational control of childcare businesses, prompted a significant accounting reclassification and contributed to a broader reset of its operations.
The Childcare Leadership Alliance (CLA) has reached a major organisational milestone, officially signing a direct Social Investment Project Contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).
New data from Be You, Beyond Blue's mental health in education initiative, reveals that educators are becoming more confident in supporting everyday mental health concerns, but less confident their schools and early learning services are prepared to respond to critical incidents.
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