New research suggests that while participation in early learning has increased across Australia, the proportion of children developmentally on track at the start of school is declining, prompting ...

From January 2026, all Child Care Subsidy (CCS) eligible families will be guaranteed access to at least 72 hours of subsidised care per fortnight, as part of a federal reform known as the 3 Day ...

The largest national gathering of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family and children’s leaders,  advocates and change-makers will converge in Meanjin/Brisbane from 7–9 October for SNAICC’25.

UK-based early childhood resource developer Cosy Direct will launch into the Australian market at the upcoming Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Conference in Perth, bringing more than 6,000 ...

KU Children’s Services is proud to announce that Megan Dodds, Director of KU Corrimal East Preschool, has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2025 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards.

Goodstart Early Learning has marked a major milestone in its reconciliation journey, completing the first  year of delivery of its second expanded Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2024–2027, ...

A short-form video released by Eden Academy to mark Educators Day has resonated strongly across the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, attracting extraordinary engagement and sparking ...

A Perth long day care centre celebrated its commitment to cultivating an early love of learning as part of Literacy and Numeracy Week, which champions the development of critical mathematics, reading ...

An approved provider in Queensland has been fined $38,000 following an incident where a four-year-old child was left unsupervised on a service-operated bus for approximately 90 minutes after an ...

The Western Australian Training Awards have this year highlighted the vital role of vocational education and training (VET) in bolstering essential early childhood services particularly in regional ...

The NSW Government has introduced landmark legislation to the NSW Parliament, marking the most significant reform to early childhood education and care (ECEC) regulation in 15 years.

Redbank Plains has proven it’s officially top of the tots, with the community ranking the most popular  amongst young families in Queensland.