Early results from an Australia wide experiment have suggested that being outdoors can be a good way to trigger “aha moments” – those times when a big and sudden “bright idea” arises.

In welcoming the recent announcement in relation to a specific focus on Australian children’s mental health for the next ten years, infant and child mental health advocate Emerging Minds said the strategy will “deliver early action early in life to build Australia’s mental prosperity”.

Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt has placed children under 12 years of age at the centre of the Government’s new Long Term National Health Plan, hoping to create what he is terming “the world’s best mental health system – stigma-free and focused on prevention”.

The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) has sent a warning notice to all members warning of the potential danger posed by flammable cladding after a 9News investigation uncovered that a group of public buildings, one of which was an early childhood education and care (ECEC) facility, was found to be wrapped in combustible cladding, a highly flammable material.

According to the International Compliance Association, compliance describes “the ability to act according to an order, set of rules or request.”