How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?
Cyclones and floods are terrifying and unpredictable. The stress of ensuring your family’s safety, worrying about what might happen and […]
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Underfunded? Overfunded? How school funding works in Australia
Getty Images During the federal election campaign we can expect to hear candidates talk passionately about school funding. This is
NSW has finally struck a school funding deal. What does this mean for schools and students?
The federal government and NSW government have announced a new funding deal for the state’s public schools. This will see
What can you do if you’ve started uni and you don’t like it?
Neon Wang/Unsplash More than 260,000 students across Australia are going to university for the first time. Some come to university
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Being aware of what children hear and see
Since 2017, more than 110 countries have experienced significant protests[i] and Australia is no exception. As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue
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Enabling environments and children’s agency: Connecting the pieces
The Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009, p. 45) defines agency as being able to make choices and decisions, to
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Creating a world-class early education system
As an early childhood educator in Melbourne, I found myself in a bit of a funk at the beginning of
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Mythbusting professional love
Professional love, also known in the academic literature as teacherly love or pedagogical love, is a wonderful addition to any
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Perinatal Mental Health Week
Perinatal Mental Health Week: It’s more common than you think Early childhood educators have an important role in the lives
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Words matter
How do you talk about early childhood education and care? The words we use daily to describe early education matter.
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AJEC 2022: Embracing challenge in early childhood research
It has been a busy and sometimes challenging year for many in the early childhood field. Educators have supported children
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Can we belong everywhere?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ‘We welcome everyone and respect every person’s right to belong’. Early childhood professionals say this all the time. It’s