Kindergarten to get a $9b overhaul,with more places and longer hours

Kindergarten to get a $9b overhaul,with more places and longer hours

The Andrews government has promised a multibillion-dollar reshaping of preschool and childcare in Victoria.

  • byAnnika Smethurst

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Why don’t you just chill,Mum? (Apparently this is not jumper weather)
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Parenting

Why don’t you just chill,Mum? (Apparently this is not jumper weather)

Yes,it’s winter,but my son is dressed for the tropics.

  • byMeena Evers
I stand with Kate Middleton (pre-schoolers are not meant to be tamed) and with Prince Louis (pageants are boring)
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Parenting

I stand with Kate Middleton (pre-schoolers are not meant to be tamed) and with Prince Louis (pageants are boring)

The backlash against the Duchess of Cambridge over her four-year-old son’s behaviour at the Queen’s Platinum Pageant is absurd.

  • byKerri Sackville
‘Naady’unya Budyari’ as preschools reclaim Aboriginal languages

‘Naady’unya Budyari’ as preschools reclaim Aboriginal languages

“Good to see you” is how preschool students are greeted in Dharug at Riverstone Public School,one of 16 public preschools in NSW teaching First Nations languages to its students.

  • byDaniella White
Aboriginal child care centre faces funding uncertainty

Aboriginal child care centre faces funding uncertainty

Despite a decade of positive outcomes,the community-controlled centre’s board says it remains under-funded.

  • byJack Latimore
Demand for specialist preschools after surge in autism diagnoses

Demand for specialist preschools after surge in autism diagnoses

The surge in children being diagnosed with autism at age three or four is fuelling demand for specialist programs in preschools.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
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COVID-19 disruptions hampered development of Australian children

COVID-19 disruptions hampered development of Australian children

A new report shows COVID-19 lockdowns and disruptions have hindered the development of preschool-aged children across the country.

  • byNicole Precel
COVID-19 disruptions hold back preschool-aged students’ development

COVID-19 disruptions hold back preschool-aged students’ development

The percentage of children whose learning was on track across five key areas has declined for the first time in 13 years.

  • byDaniella White
Treat child wellbeing like women’s safety:call for cabinet to make kids a priority
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Childcare

Treat child wellbeing like women’s safety:call for cabinet to make kids a priority

Australia’s Children’s Commissioner wants the federal government to show leadership in elevating child wellbeing as a policy priority.

  • byKatina Curtis
Unexpected nasties in the recycling bin
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Unexpected nasties in the recycling bin

Can you get in a sneaky swim without going near the water?

We need to make Australia a better place to be a child,and raise one
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Opinion

We need to make Australia a better place to be a child,and raise one

Australian families spend more as a share of their income on early childhood services than almost anyone else in the world,but we are ranked sixth-last in developed countries for how well we support our children.

  • byLeslie Loble andTravers McLeod