How much funding your kinder is getting
A $31m spending blitz to upgrade more than 270 kindergarten services across the state has been announced. See how much your kinder is getting.
Early Education
Dire mistake that saw kids escape childcare centre
Operators of a Sunshine childcare centre were warned kids were at risk of escaping, but a lack of action led to a horror incident.
‘Reckless’ Werribee childcare operators back in business
The directors of a chain of daycare centres in Melbourne’s west are able to return after a three-year ban for “a history of contraventions”.
Meet the best young spellers in the land
They have conquered words most adults wouldn’t know the meaning of, let alone be able to spell. Could you match it with this year’s Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee winners?
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Childcare and babysitting stage 4 rules
Accessing childcare will be significantly different from Thursday. Here’s where to get a permit, what to expect with fees if your children aren’t attending, if you can use a babysitter and everything in between.
Why quality of childcare depends on where you live
A damning report by Australia’s childcare watchdog reveals the quality of care and education children get depends very much on where they live. Search most and least advantaged areas in your state.
Childcare crisis to hit class of 2021
The end of free childcare has prompted experts to raise concerns about preschoolers who have had their early education interrupted and in some cases may have to pull out of care.
Fears for kids in anti-vax childcare
Vaccination advocates say research shows vaccination uptake in early childhood education centre staff is low and needs urgent government intervention.
20 books that will keep kids busy for hours
There’s no reason to turn on the TV or let them commandeer the iPad when there’s much better stuff for kids to learn and do while cooped up at home. Here’s 20 great books full of ideas, activities and inspiration.
Smart ways to keep kids learning while stuck at home
Kids being kept away from school because of the coronavirus outbreak now have curriculum-based activities at their fingertips for free.
The Wiggles under fire for going on TikTok
Cyber safety experts are alarmed after much loved children’s group The Wiggles opened an account on the video sharing app TikTok, which has an age limit of 13 and over.
Desperate kindergarten asks parents to send toilet paper
A Sydney kindergarten has pleaded with parents to send toilet paper and baby wipes to school with their children until the panic-buying ‘hysteria’ dies down.
Childcare fraudsters exposed online
Hundreds of childcare providers that have rorted the system have been outed in a government online list. See which state had the most fraudsters.
DeGrasse calls for an overhaul of how we teach science
Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hopes his latest series will foster fascination, arguing science isn’t taught as a way of querying nature. But it should be.
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