Strengthening community protections is a critical part of supporting safe early learning environments. New laws aimed at protecting children from serious sexual offenders have come into effect in ...

Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is set for significant changes following the Federal Government’s $5 billion investment to build a more accessible and universal early ...

G8 Education has outlined strong progress across key strategic areas at its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), reinforcing its commitment to quality improvement, workforce development, sector ...

Plans to expand early childhood education access in Mundaring, Western Australia, have been outlined, with up to $5 million earmarked to build a new early learning service.

Forrest Out Of School Hours Care (FOOSHC) in Canberra has once again achieved the highest rating under the National Quality Framework (NQF), with ACECQA awarding the service its third Excellent rating ...

A new national campaign led by early childhood educators has been launched. It calls for reforms to strengthen regulation, staffing, and public provision in the early childhood education and care ...

A new online training package has been launched in Tasmania to support early childhood educators in strengthening young children’s language and literacy skills, with all modules aligned to the science ...

An investigation by Four Corners has found that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton did not declare his interest as a beneficiary in a family trust that owned several childcare businesses, raising ...

An open-door policy sounds like good leadership, but in reality, it can sometimes undermine your team’s independence and your own ability to lead with purpose.

A new early learning service has opened in Lockhart, New South Wales, following a unique collaboration between the NSW Department of Education and Lockhart Shire Council to address service gaps in ...

As Global Intergenerational Week begins, Play Matters Australia is encouraging early learning services to explore the benefits of intergenerational play. The approach has been shown to support ...

Concerns are mounting over the handling of child-on-child sexual assaults in Queensland childcare services, following reports of two separate incidents involving very young children.