Featured Big pay rises for staff in long day care The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU) welcomes the historic announcement that the federal Labor government…Courtney IdsteinAugust 14, 2024
Featured Two in three Australians support capping childcare fees at $10 a day A new national survey of more than 4,500 people has revealed that 65 per cent,…Courtney IdsteinJuly 30, 2024
Featured Union files revolutionary pay-rise application for staff in over 100 preschools The Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch (IEU) is today filing a special application…Courtney IdsteinJuly 17, 2024
Featured Exclusion of neurodivergent child with epilepsy from kinder highlights urgent need for system overhaul The exclusion of a four-year-old neurodiverse boy from a Melbourne kindergarten following an epilepsy diagnosis…Courtney IdsteinJune 30, 2024
Featured Early Childhood Australia welcomes the investment of the Queensland Government in children, families and their communities Early Childhood Australia (ECA) welcomes the $502 million commitment of the Queensland State Government to…Courtney IdsteinJune 25, 2024
Featured How counting by 10 helps children learn about the meaning of numbers When children start school, they learn how to recite their numbers (“one, two, three…”) and…Courtney IdsteinJune 23, 2024
Featured Worried about sending your baby to daycare? Our research shows they like being in groups When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is…Courtney IdsteinJune 16, 2024
Featured How to tell if your kid’s ‘fussy eating’ phase is normal If you have a child who is a fussy eater, you’re not alone. Almost half of…Courtney IdsteinJune 9, 2024
Directory Federal budget commits to long overdue wage increase for early childhood educators Minderoo Foundation’s Thrive by Five campaign has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to fund a…Courtney IdsteinJune 3, 2024
Featured New research shows migrant and refugee children are being left behind due to gaps in access to early childhood education New research launched last Tuesday, May 21 reveals that multicultural children in Australia are missing out on…Courtney IdsteinMay 27, 2024