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Demand for daycare has surged as childcare staff vacancies hit a record high. See a full list of which Queensland suburbs are most impacted.
Early Education
Anger over decreased music lessons exposes statewide subject cull
After a mother and teacher in the Wide Bay voiced concerns about music lessons decreasing at a local school, it’s been revealed the trend is far-reaching.
Frightening statistic exposed as kids’ screen time skyrockets
Queensland kids are spending 50 per cent more time on their screens than they did in 2019, new research shows, but one of the most shocking findings is what parents admit their young children have been exposed to online.
Queensland’s best childcare centres revealed
A Brisbane kindergarten has been named as one of the best in the country, after becoming only the ninth Queensland centre to be awarded an excellent rating by the industry’s key authority.
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‘Bizarre’ reason kids are now on report
A prominent child psychologist has slammed the “crazy political correctness” of teachers’ latest directive, which he says will create a generation of “wusses”. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Centres scramble to meet new teacher ratios
From 2020, preschools, kindergartens and day care centres with 60 or more children must have two qualified early childhood teachers instead of one — but are there enough staff for the extra jobs?
Kids not toilet trained by the time they start prep
Kids are turning up to “big school” not being toilet trained unable to open their own lunch box and, in some case, not having appropriate speaking skills.
Are you risking your child’s health over screen time?
Australian parents are ignoring recommended limits on devices, risking the future health of their children. Here’s how much screen time your kids should really have — and what happens if they have more.
Screenagers face technology setbacks
They were born the year of the first iPhone and have spent their life on screens. Now — as this generation prepares to graduate from primary school — questions are being asked if technology is holding them back.
Kids could become students at age 3
Three-year-olds are at the centre of a seismic education shift experts believe holds the key to improving lives and lifting Australia’s poor global grades. Is three too young to start in the classroom? VOTE IN OUR POLL
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