More parents are holding back their kids from starting school early, with almost 30 per cent of first year students now being six years old. But is it the right decision? Three leading child development experts reveal all.
Parents struggling to get their children into preschool will soon be able to access more than $430 million in fee relief, while more than 9000 additional children will have access to preschool, as part of the NSW state budget.
The federal government’s Early Years Learning Framework has been criticised for “indoctrinating infants and toddlers to radical social justice theory”.
Crippled by a shortage of qualified workers, the childcare sector is calling for help from overseas – but is being hampered by an English test so difficult two in three native speakers fail it. Take the test to see how you’d score.
Early learning in Australia is lagging behind other developed countries, a new report card from the peak early childhood advocacy has found.
A posh new childcare centre had landed in Frenchs Forest bringing children chef-cooked meals, veggie gardens and an innovative curriculum based on neuroscience.
Sexist household chores need to be given the “Slip, Slop, Slap” treatment, gender experts calling for a national campaign say.
Basketball courts and cricket nets at schools across Sydney are lying empty with students forgetting how to play basic ball games.
Australia’s increasingly cutthroat schooling system is prompting families to hire governesses to help their children survive.
In a billion-dollar wakeup call on the state of Australian children’s mental health, a shock report has called for very early screening for signs of anxiety or depression.
Plans for a second primary school at Warnervale have finally been announced — here’s five things you need to know.
A landmark $35 million Australian study is set to investigate the damaging effects of children’s smartphone usage, as concerns about the links to anxiety, insomnia and poor physical health grow.
Early learning centre Tigger’s Honeypot based at the University of NSW has been rated as the best childcare service in southeast Sydney. See the list of the best and worst childcare services across the region.
Australia needs an extra 697 new primary schools to cope with expected demand between now and 2028, with fears a lack of both teachers and classrooms will put education quality at risk.
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