Across South Australia, 4-year-olds will now be guaranteed time at preschool for the next two years, after the state joined a Commonwealth agreement. In May, the federal government allocated $840 million to fund two more years of universal access guaranteeing all 4-year-olds across Australia up ...

The childcare industry has responded negatively to the government’s recent announcement of charging childcare by the hour. Whilst cross-bench Senator David Leyonhjelm says the initiative is a “small step in the right direction”, the childcare community begs to differ. Independent Education ...

A new master’s course in infant mental health will be available at Edith Cowan University beginning in 2016. This is the first course of its kind being offered in WA and will focus on the emotional development of young children ...

Families could pay for childcare by the hour under a federal government proposal. The education minister, Simon Birmingham, told The Australian it’s unacceptable that families who routinely need and use only four, six or eight hours of care are charged for 10 ...

Drop off the kids, pick up a free coffee. That’s the trade parents will be able to make each morning at the new Oceanside Early Learning Centre. The $3 million facility will have a parents’ lounge, support hub and freshly ...

The minister for local government and community services, Tony Simpson, is considering a ban on swimming pools at family day care centres after a 2-year-old boy named Lachlan drowned in a Perth suburb earlier this month. “As the minister responsible for the licensing of ...

The Turnbull Government will provide $840 million in funding for children to have access to 15 hours a week of high-quality preschool education in the year before they begin school. The education minister, Senator Simon Birmingham, announced that the government has ...

NSW community preschools will receive $45.5 million in state government funding so more children can attend in the year before they commence school. The minister for early childhood education, Leslie Williams, said this would boost the number of young children from low-income ...