Early Learning

Research Underlines the Importance of Reading at Home World’s largest research study on shared book reading reveals impact on children and families.

Multi-cultural Children Struggle to Access Education Migrant and refugee children falling through gaps in early childhood education.

Unlocking Learning Potential: Toys as Educational Tools Play, but constructive play.

Kindergarten Matters: Lifelong Benefits of Early Education Kindergarten can set kids up for success.

Transforming Early Education Investment in early education pays off later.

Additional Year of School – Experts Positive Play based pre-prep a step in the right direction.

Bedtime Stories a Casualty of Busy Lives Children’s literacy and communication skills suffer.

Eight years in the making – pay rise for early childhood teachers The Fair Work Commission handed down a decision supporting pay rises of up to 10 per cent for early childhood teachers.

Australia's best early childhood educators awarded Nominations open for the 2020 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards, $30k pool.

Child’s play ‘lost’ in pandemic Disruptions to socialising and fun caused by the COVID-19 restrictions could have a lasting effect on child wellbeing.

Building your evidence engine: Five evidence-informed strategies for promoting rich conversations with young children Strong oral language skills provide children with a platform to communicate effectively, and predict children’s success in formal classroom settings and life trajectories more broadly.