The NSW Department of Education has released a new evidence-informed toolkit to help early childhood educators strengthen the communication skills of four-year-old children.
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.
The full program for Child Australia’s 2026 Little People, Big Dreams Conference is now live, revealing a broad line-up of professional learning spanning Aboriginal pedagogy, play, neurodiversity and inclusion, leadership and child safety.
A recent Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal decision has highlighted the importance of clearly defined service boundaries, individualised support and active supervision within outside school hours care settings.
Queensland Education and Care approved services operating outside the National Quality Framework are being urged to review their policies, procedures and everyday practices following the commencement of updated regulatory requirements.
Only About Children (OAC) has become the first Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) provider to partner with The Pink Elephants Support Network, giving all team members access to specialist support and resources for miscarriage and early pregnancy loss.
A decade of place-based work in Mt Druitt is demonstrating how community leadership, connected services and sustained support for educators can strengthen early learning outcomes where they are needed most.
Queensland organisations working with children have received new guidance on how sensitive information can be lawfully shared to identify risks, coordinate safeguarding responses and prevent harm from escalating.
As cost-of-living pressures increase and the rental crisis worsens, many families are moving houses more often.
Car parks can be one of the most easily overlooked risk areas surrounding an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service.
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