At this week’s Economic Reform Roundtable, Treasurer Chalmers should embrace education and care as a key lever to drive productivity, grow our skilled workforce and reduce social inequity now. Our ...

The Minns Labor Government has endorsed a suite of national reforms to strengthen Working with Children Checks (WWCCs), aiming to prevent individuals deemed a risk from gaining access to children in ...

A renewed focus on value, prevention and collaboration across Australia’s care services could pave the way for meaningful reform in early childhood education and care, according to the Centre for ...

Play-based learning is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone of early childhood education. Research indicates that structured and unstructured play can significantly enhance cognitive, social, ...

Every Australian knows a survivor. Most just don’t realise it. Bravehearts is calling on Australians to be brave and take action against child sexual abuse this Bravehearts Day, Friday 12 September ...

With major child safety reforms on the horizon, Queensland organisations are being supported to build the capabilities they need to meet their obligations under the new Child Safe Organisations Act ...

At Aspire Cranbourne North were filled with excitement, laughter and a touch of theatrical magic as educators surprised children and families with a live performance of Little Red Riding Hood.

Resource developed by Child Australia in collaboration with Dental on Wheels is helping early childhood educators understand the vital role they can play in supporting baby oral health and why it’s ...

New research challenges stereotypes and points to opportunities for more inclusive leadership across the early childhood education and care sector.

National Child Protection Week, led by NAPCAN, will run from 7–13 September 2025. Grounded in the enduring principle that “Every child, in every community, needs a fair go”, this vital campaign ...

The parliamentary inquiry into New South Wales’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is underway, with key stakeholders providing evidence during public hearings held on 13 and 14 August.

A prominent early childhood education and care (ECEC) executive has been fined $4,000 without conviction after pleading guilty to dealing with suspected proceeds of crime linked to a $120,000 bank ...