Hills ShireA beloved northwest Sydney childcare facility that’s been around for more than 60 years is set an overhaul after asbestos and faulty framework were uncovered.
ExclusiveEarly EducationSydney’s southwestern ‘childcare desert’ suburbs are getting three new day care centres. See which suburbs will benefit – and why.
NSWNew 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.
ExclusiveEarly EducationThe 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.
EducationMore 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.
ExclusiveEarly EducationParents 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.
ExclusiveEarly EducationCrippled 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.
Your SayNationalRelief is on the way for Aussie parents with changes planned to childcare fees and paid parental leave. See how they affect you.
Early EducationIn what will come as a relief for parents scrambling to make alternative plans, early childhood educators have cancelled their plans to stop work next week.
ExclusiveEarly EducationThere’s no textbook on parenting, but now there is one place to find every government scheme, subsidy and financial benefit you’re eligible for – from pregnancy to preschool.