Early Learning

Play
Play
Unlocking Learning Potential: Toys as Educational Tools Play, but constructive play.
Emma Joyce
Kindy
Kindy
Kindergarten Matters: Lifelong Benefits of Early Education Kindergarten can set kids up for success.
Emma Joyce
Opinion
Opinion
Transforming Early Education Investment in early education pays off later.
Dr Madeleine Dobson, Senior Lecturer Director of Student Experience & Community Engagement School of Education Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University
Pre-school
Pre-school
Additional Year of School – Experts Positive Play based pre-prep a step in the right direction.
Literacy
Literacy
Bedtime Stories a Casualty of Busy Lives Children’s literacy and communication skills suffer.
Recognition
Recognition
Eight years in the making – pay rise for early childhood teachers The Fair Work Commission handed down a decision supporting pay rises of up to 10 per cent for early childhood teachers.
$30k prize pool
$30k prize pool
Australia's best early childhood educators awarded Nominations open for the 2020 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Awards, $30k pool.
Childhood lost
Childhood lost
Child’s play ‘lost’ in pandemic Disruptions to socialising and fun caused by the COVID-19 restrictions could have a lasting effect on child wellbeing.
Building your evidence engine: Five evidence-informed strategies for promoting rich conversations with young children Strong oral language skills provide children with a platform to communicate effectively, and predict children’s success in formal classroom settings and life trajectories more broadly.
Dr Sandy Houen, Dr Sally Staton, Prof Karen Thorpe and Danielle Toon