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Unlocking potential: How the HIPPY Australia free resources support family engagement and school readiness
The transition to school is one of the most important junctures in a child’s learning journey. For many families, particularly those facing disadvantage or barriers, the role that adults play at home in supporting children’s early learning is vital.
2025-11-05 07:25:36
by Fiona Alston
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Embedding safe body culture and child voice in responses to child‑on‑child behaviour in early childhood services
In early childhood education settings and family care contexts, the issue of child‑on‑child behaviour is often discussed in terms of “bullying”, “peer conflict” or “inappropriate behaviour”. However, a deeper lens is required, one that engages children’s histories, environmental risk factors, safe body culture and the child’s voice.
2025-11-05 06:32:20
by Fiona Alston
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High-quality early learning linked to better lifelong health outcomes
New evidence from the Medical Journal of Australia identifies the critical role early childhood education and care plays in lifelong health outcomes, spotlighting both sector strengths and systemic risks.
2025-11-05 05:54:12
by Fiona Alston
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New data reveals entrenched pay gaps for women from migrant and First Nations backgrounds
A new dashboard released by Jobs and Skills Australia highlights how intersecting factors such as gender, cultural background and migration status continue to influence pay outcomes, with significant implications for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce.
2025-11-04 08:15:17
by Fiona Alston
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National winners announced in 2025 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
Family Day Care Australia has proudly announced the National Winners in the 2025 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards. The announcement was made at the Pullman, Albert Park in Victoria on Saturday 25 October at the FDCA 2025 National Conference Gala Dinner.
2025-11-04 07:30:38
by Fiona Alston
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New data reveals entrenched pay gaps for women from migrant and First Nations backgrounds
2025-11-04 08:15:17
by Fiona Alston
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National winners announced in 2025 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
2025-11-04 07:30:38
by Fiona Alston
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ECEC workforce invited to have their say in national survey
2025-11-03 07:00:47
by Fiona Alston
