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Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new "national commission" make a difference?
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (257+ words) Ahead of the 2026 federal budget, Education Minister Jason has announced plans for a new national commission for early education and care....
Family-friendly workplaces are great " but "families of 1" get ignored
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1015+ words) Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder Peter Mc Graw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations…...
Zohran Mamdani's transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (892+ words) Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Brock University Simon Black does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic…...
Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It's important to preserve these stories
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (882+ words) Lecturer in Heritage and Museum Studies, Australian National University Professor of history, Monash University Francesco Ricatti receives funding from the Australian Research Council for a Discovery Project on the history of grandparenting in Australia (DP250100728). He is a member of the…...
Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres " we still need more to keep kids safe
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (945+ words) Lecturer, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University Danielle Arlanda Harris has received funding from the Queensland Family and Child Commission. Griffith University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. This year Australia has seen a…...
England's family hubs plan aims to build on Sure Start's success " but may struggle to overcome today's child poverty levels
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (764+ words) Strategic Lead for Early Years and Director of the Early Years Community Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University Sally Pearse received funding from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sheffield Hallam University provides funding as a member of The…...
The "3 day guarantee" for childcare starts next year. The challenge could be finding quality care
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (671+ words) Victoria Whitington has previously received research funding from the South Australian government and has current funding for research from Catholic Education SA, Ngutu College and Gowrie SA. She is chair of the Gowrie SA board. University of South Australia provides…...