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$130 million funding boost for childhood brain cancer and intellectual disability research
Children and families will benefit from a new Federal Government investment of $130.4 million in medical research, targeting some of the most pressing childhood health challenges, including brain cancer, intellectual disability and infertility.
2025-09-23 08:00:55
by Fiona Alston
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Partnering for progress: the Y WA and Edith Cowan University
In response to the growing demand for speech therapy services, the Y WA is partnering with Speech Pathology students from the Edith Cowan University (ECU) School of Medical and Health Sciences to provide targeted support during the most critical years of a child’s learning. This unique program brings students into a real-life early learning setting and delivers early speech and language support across several of the Y WA Early Learning Centres (ELC).
2025-09-22 09:00:28
by Fiona Alston
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Helping children explore the diversity of families
A new children’s book, Guess How I Was Born, is offering early childhood educators and families a resource to support age-appropriate conversations about the diversity of families in Australia.
2025-09-19 09:00:57
by Fiona Alston
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ECEC in focus : Mudgee Community Preschool earns Exceeding NQS rating across all Quality Areas
Mudgee Community Preschool has been recognised for its commitment to early learning excellence, receiving an Exceeding National Quality Standard (NQS) rating across all seven Quality Areas under the National Quality Framework.
2025-09-19 09:00:39
by Fiona Alston
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Early brain connectivity foundational for attention skills: Implications for young learners
Recent research from Simon Fraser University sheds light on how the wiring of young children’s brains influences their ability to pay attention, switch between tasks, and ignore distractions, skills essential for learning. Published in eNeuro, the study follows 39 children aged four to seven over one year, using brain imaging to examine how structural and functional connections in their brains relate to attention.
2025-09-18 08:45:52
by Fiona Alston
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Empowering safeguarding in early childhood: ECA’s comprehensive resource suite
2025-09-11 07:00:57
by Fiona Alston
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ECEC in focus : Mudgee Community Preschool earns Exceeding NQS rating across all Quality Areas
2025-09-19 09:00:39
by Fiona Alston
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Early brain connectivity foundational for attention skills: Implications for young learners
2025-09-18 08:45:52
by Fiona Alston
