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South Australia plays host to world experts for landmark child protection forum 

Over 400 people gathered at Adelaide Oval earlier this month for the second South Australian Child Protection and Family Support Symposium, which featured keynote speaker presentations from the 2025 South Australian Australian of the Year Professor Leah Bromfield, and from Fiona Duncan, a world leader in child protection and family support reform.

2024-11-29 08:40:48

by Freya Lucas

Global study demonstrates the value of reading to babies from birth

Children who have been read to regularly from birth are more likely to know letters and words, and to speak using complex sentences by the time they are three years of age, an Australian led study has shown. 

2024-11-29 08:23:47

by Freya Lucas

UK study highlights how the ECEC workforce could grow if flexibility was embraced 

Nearly 18,000 early childhood educators could be recruited if roles were more flexible, a new study from social enterprise Timewise has found. 

2024-11-28 09:50:12

by Freya Lucas

Peer mentoring is a powerful tool for sharing professional learning knowledge

A new report has highlighted the effectiveness of peer mentoring when it comes to allowing early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals to share skills and knowledge they acquire during professional development sessions. 

2024-11-27 07:45:15

by Freya Lucas

New report challenges Productivity Commission assumptions around fixed price ECEC impact

A new report has challenged assumptions used by the Productivity Commission (PC) in its report into the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector about the impact that a shift to a fixed price model would have on demand and workforce participation. 

2024-11-27 07:32:50

by Jason Roberts

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