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Early Education
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.
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Children ‘forcefully’ handled at Carrum Downs childcare centre
A childcare centre is under investigation after a “flustered and stressed” childcare worker was seen mishandling children in their care, prompting one mum to call for tough consequences.
Vic parents slugged Australia’s highest childcare fees
Childcare costs have soared to $626 a week in Victoria, while Productivity Commission data reveals worrying accounts of kids experiencing trauma during care.
‘Not enough’: Why dads want more government support
A national campaign backed by several high-profile dads is urging the government to fund more paternity leave, cheaper childcare and perinatal support for fathers.
Families in fight to save beloved Beaumaris Children’s Playhouse
Hundreds of families have joined forces to save a cherished children’s play centre, after the local council revealed it was considering plans to turn it into a kindergarten.
Wage feud could see after-school care centres close, fees rise
Parents could be forced to fork out hundreds of dollars extra in fees and centres could close, if outside school hours staff don’t win the pay rise they are demanding.
Teachers staying in hostels and years on a waitlist: Vic’s childcare crisis exposed
Regional Victoria’s crippled childcare system has teachers staying in backpacker hostels and parents waiting more than two years to enrol their children, a federal advisory body was told.
NDIS pilot targets Territory’s youngest learners
A southern NDIS provider is set to bridge the service gap the Territory’s youngest learners are facing. Here’s how the project will work.
Hands-on’: How kids are learning about bush tucker
From bush tucker to thriving desert vegetable gardens, the Woolworths Junior Landcare grants are boosting kids’ environmental learning in some unexpected ways.
Gogglebox stars’ advice to help kids write better
From Gogglebox to grammar: Kerry and Izzy Silbery reveal how family chats can supercharge and help Aussie kids.
Childcare more expensive than elite school’s VCE fees
Some Melbourne childcare centres are charging more per year, before subsidies, than tuition for a year 12 student at Geelong Grammar.
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