A new early childhood education and care (ECEC) service has been proposed for Nirimba, a suburb of Caloundra South, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
With exposure to severe weather events such as summer storms known to have a significant impact on children’s physical, mental and learning development, families, carers and educators are encouraged to prepare early for the upcoming storm season.
Access to quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) is central to children’s development, family wellbeing and community prosperity. In a significant joint commitment, the Albanese and Malinauskas governments have announced a major expansion of early learning infrastructure in regional South Australia, delivering new and expanded services where families need them most.
Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is once again in the spotlight as ASX‑listed Embark Early Education Limited (ASX: EVO) presses ahead with an off‑market takeover bid for Mayfield Childcare Limited (ASX: MFD), triggering a strong public response from the Mayfield board.
High‑quality early childhood education and care enables children to flourish across developmental domains while supporting educators to make informed pedagogical decisions. The Early Childhood Learning Trajectories, developed by the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), offers a research‑based lens to understanding how young children learn and develop in the years before school, and how educators can best support that learning through intentional practice.
Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental wellbeing. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, cognition and educational attainment in adolescence and adulthood. It can also provide resilience in times of stress.
Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA) has launched a refreshed website and Self-Service Portal, designed to improve usability, accessibility and functionality for members and early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector supporters.
Survey the shelves of most supermarkets and you’ll no doubt be confronted with row upon row of food designed to appeal to children. Be it chicken nuggets or turkey twizzlers – many foods now bear little resemblance to their original ingredients – “junk foods” now line the supermarket shelves to appeal to young consumers.
Community-based early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in South Australia are amongst the many expected to benefit from a recently announced grant funding program, which will see those eligible have access to up to $10,000 in funding to continue to provide services and support vulnerable children and families during the current pandemic.
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