Surprising benefits of bush kinder
Kids who play and learn outdoors reap these surprising skills and benefits — but the program isn’t offered at many kinders.
Early Education
’Critical’ shortage may hinder Kinder bonanza
A plan to overhaul Victoria’s early childhood system has received bipartisan support, with the move set to help kids catch up on learning time lost during lockdowns.
How Covid lockdowns killed our kids’ manners
Basic manners and social skills are lacking in our youngest Victorians after they were forced to miss two years of preschool during lockdowns.
Non-binary classes for toddlers ‘gobbledygook’
Education experts have slammed a proposed new early learning curriculum for teaching toddlers about non-binary gender identities.
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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?
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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