The Northern Territory’s 2025–26 Budget, delivered on 13 May 2025, places a strong emphasis on law and order, with record investments in policing, corrections and justice. However, specific ...

In the fast-moving rhythm of early learning services, centre leaders wear many hats including compliance officer, team coach, family liaison, admin manager, and crisis responder, often before 10am.

A new early learning centre will open at the Footscray Hospital in 2025, thanks to a partnership between Kool Beanz and the Western Bulldogs. The service, Kool Beanz’s first in Victoria, will provide ...

Sydney-based early learning provider Young Academics has confirmed it has sold a minority stake to US-headquartered private equity firm Seidler Equity Partners, marking a rare move in the early ...

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Premier’s NAIDOC Award in South Australia, recognising Aboriginal leaders and students making a difference in their communities. With strong ties to the Early ...

In every early learning setting, stories are already everywhere on children's lips, in their drawings, in the way they build towers or dig trenches in the sandpit.

While many children and young people in Australia experience safety and support, others face daily risks to their wellbeing. From violence and bullying to poverty and systemic disadvantage, too many ...

Early learning services are invited to apply for a Children’s Book Week giveaway, with 72 sets of George the Farmer books up for grabs thanks to a partnership with Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund.

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Recent media reporting has uncovered deeply distressing incidents involving a former educator at an Affinity Education Group service in New South Wales. Footage aired by the ABC’s 7.30 Report shows a ...

Fifteen years after the collapse of ABC Learning, the early childhood education and care sector continues to reflect on one of its most significant turning points. At the centre of that story is ...

A new campaign from the Childcare Leadership Alliance is calling on regional communities to unite behind early learning, highlighting how accessible, high-quality care supports families, children and ...