Goodstart to resume bus services after Queensland boy's death

Goodstart to resume bus services after Queensland boy's death

A review led by the company's national safe work team had led to three'clearly designated'roles of driver,supervisor and checker being defined.

  • byMatt Dennien

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The musical group using psychology to change the way kids learn

The musical group using psychology to change the way kids learn

From calming lullabies to high-energy dance tunes this all-female band group is changing the face of children's entertainment one nursery rhyme at a time.

  • byDeanna Ruseska
First in English,then Punjabi:Inside our bilingual kindergartens

First in English,then Punjabi:Inside our bilingual kindergartens

A bilingual kinder in Melbourne's west wanted to teach French,but couldn't find teachers. One year after the $17.9m bilingual program began,they're not alone.

  • byMichael Fowler
Failing to meet the standards:the worst-performing childcare centres

Failing to meet the standards:the worst-performing childcare centres

Nearly 40 per cent of for-profit childcare services are failing to reach the national quality standard.

  • byPallavi Singhal
New star rating system will highlight underperforming childcare centres

New star rating system will highlight underperforming childcare centres

At least two services in Sydney's CBD that are charging up to $165 a day will be forced to display a two-star rating for falling short of the standard.

  • byPallavi Singhal
'It would be a terrible outcome':Preschool sector fears looming funding cut

'It would be a terrible outcome':Preschool sector fears looming funding cut

The Morrison government has asked a consulting firm to examine the efficiency and equity of preschool funding.

  • byJudith Ireland
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Children's book creator Oliver Jeffers on a classic for our times

Children's book creator Oliver Jeffers on a classic for our times

The Fate of Fausto is perhaps his most beautiful and poignant book yet.

  • byMelanie Kembrey
Grieving dad speaks out against WA junior drag racing age hike

Grieving dad speaks out against WA junior drag racing age hike

Children would now turn to go-karting,junior motorbike racing and junior speedway,which had a minimum competing age of five,Mr Board said.

Is your child one of the lucky ones? Ad hoc provision of play-based learning in WA schools slammed

Is your child one of the lucky ones? Ad hoc provision of play-based learning in WA schools slammed

The push to protect the right of Western Australian children to play during early childhood has reached a new peak with 10,000 individuals and more than 180 organisations now calling on the state government to act.

  • byDaile Cross
'I feel more confident in me':Sharon is a childcare pioneer

'I feel more confident in me':Sharon is a childcare pioneer

"She's extremely dedicated":33-year-old Sharon Champion is the second person in Australia with Down syndrome to complete a certificate in childcare.

  • byMegan Doherty
Musings upon the birth of a granddaughter
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Musings upon the birth of a granddaughter

Babies bring their own love into the world,but it is a little more complicated than that.

  • byTony Wright