Call for reform of early childhood education system prompted by low world ranking. Early Childhood Australia CEO Samantha Page said that there is a need to reform early childhood education so that young Australians can meet their full potential. Page said ...

The child care rebate is an important part of access to early learning, according to Goodstart Early Learning. Goodstart CEO Julia Davidson said while affordability was an ongoing challenge for the federal government, those operating in the sector and for ...

The federal government wants early learning centres to submit funding proposals for the Child Care Flexibility Fund. The $1.3 million fund will provide grants to promote more innovative and flexible child care arrangements with the aim of advancing childhood education ...

The NSW government has introduced two pre-school initiatives to help parents with pre-school rates. The move is seen as a response to Professor Deborah Brennan’s report that one in seven children do not attend pre-school due to the costs.  The ...

Start adjusting your child’s sleep schedule now to avoid them feeling jet lagged for the first few weeks of school, sleep experts say. Professor Dorothy Bruck, sleep psychologist, from Victoria University said, “Getting students back into early morning starts for ...

New research shows homework has little benefit to primary school children and that too much could be a bad thing. The release of a book urging teachers to revaluate how much homework is given to children follows a move in ...

Children should be taught coping skills in the same way they are taught to hold a pen or ride a bike, according to experts from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Janice Deans, director of the university’s Early Learning Centre, ...

Students from the Faculty of Education will celebrate Indigenous Literacy day on Thursday, September 6 and United Nations Literacy Day, which is held annually on September 8. Dr Lisa Kervin, a senior lecturer in language and literacy, has set a ...