NT community fights to keep popular preschool program
A popular preschool trial has been quietly scrapped by the CLP, leading to members of a rural community to fight for it to be reinstated.
Early Education
Revealed: Where Adelaide’s first kindies for three-year-olds will be
The state government has announced it is overhauling early education in SA. Now, it’s revealing the first places that three-year-olds will be able to attend kindy in Adelaide.
Beach better than classroom for kids’ maths, science results
Kids who play at the beach have been shown to have greater science and maths knowledge than those confined to a classroom.
And the cutest kindy kid for 2024 is …
Adelaide’s mini Taylor Swift, or Willow as she is known at home, has been named SA’s cutest kindy kid. But she’s not the only youngster who deserves a shoutout.
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Free kinder comes at a cost
With the number of local children aged four or younger set to jump by more than 50 per cent by 2041, more than $200m could be needed to build new kindergartens in Geelong.
SA’s cheapest childcare revealed: How does yours compare?
Childcare fees across South Australia vary by more than $31 a day depending where you live, new analysis reveals. See the fee breakdown here.
Revealed: Shock hidden price of being accepted to SA’s elite schools
Families are forking out thousands of dollars to secure a spot at some of Adelaide’s top schools, with no guarantee students will ever step foot in the classroom.
New OSHC course to see carers paid more – but there’s a catch
A new TAFE course in outside school hours care is being introduced that should lead to carers getting paid more – however it won’t be compulsory.
Voting closed: SA’s cutest kindy kid winner revealed soon
From blindness to genetic disorders, meet some of South Australia’s kids who’ve been overcoming the odds since birth. Voting has now closed and the state’s cutest kindy kid will be announced soon.
Childcare rebate: the unexpected downside
Childcare inquiries in Australia have reached ‘record-breaking’ levels since the government’s new rebate, but there is a worrying downside.
Report card revealed: 4000+ students suspended in one term
The number of students suspended from SA public schools is rising. Among them is Zak Lawrence who was kicked out of class six times in a matter of months.
‘Sellicks is over’: Childcare centre plan divides town
A proposed childcare facility in Sellicks Beach has been met with mixed reactions with one local saying their town was “over”. See the plans.
System shake-up: SA three year olds to start Kindy
School’s in for SA’s three year olds, with the state government releasing its road map for offering each a place in preschool from 2026.
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