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Reconciliation Australia has announced the finalists for the 2025 Narragunnawali Reconciliation in Education Awards, recognising early learning services and schools leading the way in embedding First ...
Families in remote Queensland are gaining improved access to high-quality, culturally responsive early childhood education and care (ECEC), following the opening of the integrated Napranum Early ...
Early Childhood Australia (ECA) is supporting the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector with a suite of resources and learning tools aimed at strengthening child safeguarding practices.
Lord Howe Island’s only preschool may be forced to shut its doors, as operators struggle to staff the facility due to the island’s housing shortage.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has pledged to make the state a "national leader" in child safety, following a wave of high-profile child protection failures linked to early learning services ...
As the 48th Parliament of Australia opens for the first time since the May federal election, the Albanese Government has flagged childcare reform as a top priority, alongside delivering on other key ...
Although approaches can vary, the fundamental purpose of child and young person involvement is consistent – to foster involvement ‘with’ or ‘by’ children or young people rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ...
I’ve spent my entire career (decades of it) working in and alongside Australia’s early childhood sector. I’ve seen moments of real progress and times of immense pressure. I’ve seen dedicated educators ...
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A new study from Murdoch University has found that treating childhood depression and anxiety is significantly more effective when parents and caregivers are engaged directly in the therapeutic process ...
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