Early childhood
Childcare centre fined for losing one-year-old on bush excursion
The centre was ordered to pay $15,000, which the state Education Department said reflected risk the toddler faced wandering alone in the bush.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Why adults are using gendered language on our kids at childcare
A University of Queensland study has explored why there is a disparity in the words used in early education when talking to girls versus boys.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
This program aimed to improve early education. Instead, it’s created a growing kinder crisis
Parts of Melbourne could be short thousands of kindergarten places over the next decade, as activity centres boom and councils struggle to keep up with demand.
- Bridie Smith
Compulsory safety training ramps up online to tackle childcare abuse crisis
The government has given workers until the end of August to complete the new training, after a spate of abuse cases in centres.
- Brittany Busch
Coalition pushes for powers to more easily sack childcare workers
The move comes after the sector was rocked by allegations of that workers were sexually abusing children.
- Brittany Busch
Remi lives 200m from a kindergarten. The council has sent her to one 6km away
Parents living in Glen Eira are petitioning the council to give local families priority access at their nearest kinders to help smooth school transition.
- Bridie Smith
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Swinburne, government fight leaves 50 kinder kids with nowhere to go
The federal government has attacked a major Melbourne university as a row over a community kindergarten goes all the way to the frontbench.
- Noel Towell
Sydney private schools to receive cash for new preschools
Five independent and Catholic schools will receive almost $16 million in funding to build new preschools.
- Emily Kowal
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University reverses plan to shut childcare centres after parent backlash
Griffith University’s announcement it would close its Boronia and Tallowwood childcare centres sparked intense community anger.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Seeing delight: recapturing the joy of early childhood education
A team of researchers is on a mission to rediscover the joy in the Australia’s embattled childcare sector.
- Noel Towell