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Early education advocates need to start from scratch

By Lisa BryantMay 21, 2019
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Voting with early education in mind? Here’s what you need to know.

By Lisa BryantMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019
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Don’t tell me we shouldn’t discuss politics in early education

By Lisa BryantMay 10, 2019May 9, 2019
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Great policies deserve great implementation

By Lisa BryantMay 3, 2019May 3, 2019
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Early education isn’t a big issue this election. Here’s why it should be.

By Lisa BryantApril 26, 2019April 26, 2019
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Is that the sound of politicians campaigning for our vote?

By Lisa BryantApril 18, 2019April 18, 2019
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What’s happened to the Learning Frameworks?

By Liam McNicholasNovember 2, 2018November 6, 2018
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Evidence is back in fashion with Labor’s early education announcements

By Liam McNicholasOctober 5, 2018October 5, 2018
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Research shows two years of preschool has more impact than one. Wayne Taylor/AAP
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Research shows there are benefits from getting more three-year-olds into preschool

By The ConversationOctober 5, 2018October 5, 2018
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Why Australia should invest in paying early childhood educators a liveable wage

By The ConversationSeptember 5, 2018September 5, 2018
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Investment in children’s future risks being short-changed

By The Mitchell InstituteAugust 6, 2018August 6, 2018
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States and territories act on preschool funding, after Federal Government turns its back on agreements

By Liam McNicholasAugust 1, 2018
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The public supports three-year-old preschool. What next?

By Liam McNicholasJuly 18, 2018July 18, 2018
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If you can only do one thing for your children, it should be shared reading

By The ConversationJuly 12, 2018July 12, 2018
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Simon Birmingham. Photo Credit: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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When it comes to “transition support”, apparently rich private schools need more than NQF services

By Liam McNicholasJuly 9, 2018July 10, 2018
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Working with children and Indigenous Australia: what is our responsibility?

By Liam McNicholasJuly 9, 2018July 11, 2018
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New childcare policy still leaves vulnerable families behind

By The ConversationJuly 3, 2018July 3, 2018
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The Government claims to hate red tape – but the Child Care Subsidy is nothing but red tape

By Liam McNicholasJune 29, 2018July 11, 2018
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What outcomes parents should expect from early childhood education and care

By The ConversationMay 25, 2018May 25, 2018
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Spilt milk: Educators’ voices missing from Breastfeeding Strategy consultation

By Emma WoolleyMay 24, 2018May 24, 2018
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Low-paid ‘women’s work’: why early childhood educators are walking out

By Liam McNicholasMarch 23, 2018July 10, 2018
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Should the media do better in their coverage of incidents in overseas “childcare” settings?

By Liam McNicholasMarch 14, 2018July 10, 2018
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Five charts that show Australia’s poor performance in early education

By Liam McNicholasFebruary 25, 2018July 11, 2018
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ABC children’s radio station opportunity to shift community attitudes to early learning

By Liam McNicholasFebruary 22, 2018July 10, 2018
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Simon Birmingham. Photo Credit: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Another short-term extension to preschool funding underlines Government’s lack of commitment to early education

By Liam McNicholasFebruary 3, 2018July 10, 2018
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Revised National Quality Standard: What you need to know

By Liam McNicholasJanuary 31, 2018July 10, 2018
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Should NQF services be looking to #ChangeTheDate?

By Liam McNicholasJanuary 22, 2018July 10, 2018
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Seven years in, the NQF doesn’t seem to be improving family attitudes to early education

By Liam McNicholasJanuary 12, 2018July 10, 2018
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Simon Birmingham. Photo Credit: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The new Action Register highlights Minister’s focus on fees and fraud, not education

By Liam McNicholasJanuary 8, 2018July 10, 2018
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