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
Why early prep is off the cards for most kids
Parents are calling for more flexibility regarding the Department of Education’s prep minimum age exemption rules, with one psychologist saying not many kids can pass a core requirement.
Free Saturday kinder sessions a saving grace for parents
An early learning provider is tackling growing waitlists and helping parents who work on weekends by offering free Saturday kinder sessions.
Every new kinder opening in schools across Victoria in 2025
New kindergartens will be built at 20 primary and secondary schools across Victoria in a move to scrap the dreaded double drop off. See where.
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Victoria’s best and worst childcare centres ranked
Does your kid’s childcare centre meet national quality standards? More than 230 facilities across the state fail to do so. Search our comprehensive database to see how every centre rates.
How parents are beating lengthy childcare waitlists
Parents are paying hefty fees and registering for daycare before their children are even born, but experts say there are better ways to avoid the queue. See where childcare is in high demand.
Toddlers being turned into activists at childcare: Report
The federal government’s Early Years Learning Framework has been criticised for “indoctrinating infants and toddlers to radical social justice theory”.
Parents paying up to $39k for private kinders
Parents are choosing to pay tens of thousands of dollars a year to send their children to private kinders instead of free government ones. See what Victoria’s most exclusive kinders are costing parents.
Parents encouraged to play dress ups and host pretend tea parties
Children’s brain development and imagination can greatly benefit from interactive games with their parents, new research by two Victorian universities has found.
Funding plea as dozens of occasional childcare centres close
A peak community body has warned added pressure will be put on the state’s childcare sector if the government doesn’t supply more funding to occasional care services.
Families scramble as Prahran occasional childcare centre abruptly closes
Devastated parents are desperately rushing to find alternative arrangements for their children after Prahran Place Occasional Childcare announced it was closing.
Childcare could cost just $10 a day: See if you will be eligible
Relief is on the way for Aussie parents with changes planned to childcare fees and paid parental leave. See how they affect you.
Country mums hit with five-year wait to get kids into childcare
Working mums in rural towns such as Seymour face a five-year wait to secure a place in long daycare as country families are marooned in “childcare deserts”.
Worrying reason why screen time is bad for kids
Each one minute of viewing for a three-year-old is linked to a loss of seven adult words, and five not spoken themselves, a new study has found.
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