Early Learning Review For the early childhood sector

‘Pretend’, or ‘make-believe’ play may be more important to early childhood development than previously thought, professor of psychology Tracy Gleason asserted. On top of numerous studies connecting imaginative play with creativity development, understanding of others and even social competence, Gleason, ...

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh, in the US, has concluded that parents and educators need to begin conversations about cultural differences with their children from as young as age 3. The study, titled Pittsburgh PRIDE (positive racial identity ...

A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that children in NSW have the lowest hourly attendance rates for early childhood education facilities in the country. On top of this, the study also found that NSW parents pay the most ...

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) fears the Jobs for Families Child Care Package will hurt the progress of the Closing the Gap agenda by further limiting Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Australians’ access to early childhood ...

The Victorian Government’s Royal Commission into Family Violence has reported that early childcare centres are in a unique position to support children and families experiencing family violence by both informing parents about its impact on young children and implementing prevention ...