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.
Early Education
‘Desert’ daycares greenlit for southwest Sydney
Sydney’s southwestern ‘childcare desert’ suburbs are getting three new day care centres. See which suburbs will benefit – and why.
Labor dangles huge payrise at childcare staff
New laws to increase the salary of early childhood educators will be introduced to parliament this week with the aim of boosting pay by 10 per cent by Christmas, with another 5 per cent next year.
Revealed: Where NSW’s new preschools will be
The NSW government’s promise to build and staff 100 new public preschools across the state has advanced one step further, with tenders for the first eight new facilities to go out next month. See where they’ll be built.
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Fears for kids in anti-vax childcare
Vaccination advocates say research shows vaccination uptake in early childhood education centre staff is low and needs urgent government intervention.
Desperate childcares offering free babysitting for ‘support’
Sydney childcare centres have launched fundraising appeals with some targets as high as $78,000, saying they cannot pay their staff or guarantee childcare spots.
Smart ways to keep kids learning while stuck at home
Kids being kept away from school because of the coronavirus outbreak now have curriculum-based activities at their fingertips for free.
The Wiggles under fire for going on TikTok
Cyber safety experts are alarmed after much loved children’s group The Wiggles opened an account on the video sharing app TikTok, which has an age limit of 13 and over.
Desperate kindergarten asks parents to send toilet paper
A Sydney kindergarten has pleaded with parents to send toilet paper and baby wipes to school with their children until the panic-buying ‘hysteria’ dies down.
Childcare fraudsters exposed online
Hundreds of childcare providers that have rorted the system have been outed in a government online list. See which state had the most fraudsters.
‘Cowboy’ tutors sting Aussie parents $1200 a subject
Australia’s tutoring industry is rife with untrained and unregulated tutors, charging massive fees often without relevant Working With Children Checks or teaching degrees.
‘Just babysitting’: NSW childcare fails standards
Early childcare centres in NSW are failing to meet quality standards with one expert saying many across Australia are little more than “babysitting”.
Urgent need for change in Australian schools
Australia’s shocking results in the well-regarded PISA report highlights the need for major reform of our education system.
Huge problem with Year 6 classes
A NAPLAN analysis has revealed schools and students treat their final year at primary school as a ‘gap year’ amid calls for an overhaul of the national testing system that could reverse Australia’s sliding grades.
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