The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) has unveiled two insightful new resources aimed at deepening our understanding of how young children learn and the powerful role play can have in ...

Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce now exceeds 268,000, according to the 2024 National Workforce Census. While qualifications are improving and enrolments are rising, the ...

More than 1,100 children and 200 educators face uncertainty as administrators work to find a buyer for Genius Childcare, which collapsed under $88 million in debt. With eight centres already closed ...

The Independent Education Union (IEU) is intensifying its campaign for higher preschool wages in New South Wales, arguing that current government funding is inadequate to support meaningful pay ...

Australian families are grappling with cost-of-living pressures, the aftermath of natural  disasters, and an escalating mental health crisis.