Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has introduced new legislation designed to improve safety in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services by empowering the Commonwealth to cut off funding ...

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New federal legislation to reduce student debt is expected to deliver significant relief for thousands of early childhood professionals, offering a 20 per cent cut to existing HECS balances and ...

Donald Macdonald, one of Play School’s first presenters, has passed away aged 86, leaving behind a legacy of storytelling, kindness and creativity that influenced generations of Australian children.

The concept of child wellbeing is widely used in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, but definitions and interpretations can vary. This can present challenges when designing, ...

Investor confidence in the childcare property sector remains strong, with early learning centres again taking centre stage in Burgess Rawson from CBRE’s latest national portfolio auction, scheduled to ...

The Victorian Greens have intensified calls for a dedicated, independent watchdog to oversee early childhood safety, following revelations that government warnings from the Commission for Children and ...

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU) has endorsed new federal legislation aimed at improving safety in early childhood education and care (ECEC), welcoming the proposed withdrawal of ...

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers that repeatedly fail to meet safety standards could lose access to government subsidies under legislation being introduced to Parliament this week.

The Minns Labor Government has announced that construction will begin this term on 21 new and upgraded public schools across New South Wales, with four projects set to include new public preschools, ...

A new $6.88 million integrated children’s centre will be developed at Saints College’s North Melbourne campus, delivering vital early learning opportunities for inner-city families and helping young ...

Educators across Australia are urging parents to remain vigilant when selecting early learning services, sharing key signs that may indicate risks to child safety and quality of care, particularly in ...