Early Childhood Education and Care

Communities struggling to get early childhood and aged care services can take inspiration from this unique solution.

Michelle Williams was 18 when she first got a taste of working as a governess. She has returned to Far West NSW to work for the same family, a generation apart.

Teenage dads can face the challenges of stigma and isolation, in addition to also managing their own physical and psychological changes.

The consumer regulator is calling for governments to directly intervene in the childcare market to ensure all families can access the services they need.

Some parents are having to fly in carers from interstate due to lack of childcare services in South Australian towns. It comes as research is launched into the depth of the shortfalls.

Deep in the corridors of John Hunter Children's Hospital, school lessons come to the bedside of sick kids as part of a long-standing on-site education program that is providing families with "immeasurable" support.

The review was carried out following allegations a former Gold Coast childcare worker allegedly abused 91 girls in Brisbane, Sydney and overseas.

The Productivity Commission has made recommendations to the government on how it should alter childcare. One suggestion is to have allow three days of subsidised care a week.

The productivity commission is urging the federal government to modify the childcare subsidy to increase access to early childhood education for children from all backgrounds.

Parents in regional Australia are waiting years for places at daycare centres to open up, leaving them with the option of quitting work or hiring private childcare. 

Children at an early centre got the chance to explore an armoured car during a special visit by soldiers this week in Victoria's north-east. 

This town in South Australia's Riverland has one of the nation's highest levels of developmental vulnerability in children, but locals say an increase in childcare will help.

The outback NSW town's population halved in five years, but things are looking up as more young families start calling the area home.

An Indigenous women's group concerned the Northern Territory government is taking kids into child protection at twice the national rate has set up a family support program to keep more children with their families.

The Chinese government has drafted legislation to limit children's screen times after reports of mobile phone addiction rising.

This music program for kids as young as six is proven to boost literacy, numeracy and attitude to schooling - and it may be coming to a public school near you.

Lights, music, rides and sugar — agricultural shows are a lot of fun. But they can cause sensory overload for kids like 9-year-old Connor Dempster who has ADHD and autism.

The NSW Upper Hunter is one of Australia's worst regions for childcare accessibility, forcing families such as the Bakers to travel several hours daily to drop off their children in order to work.

The South Australian government commits $70 million to begin implementing the recommendations, including a nation-leading preschool program for three-year-olds, and a major expansion of out-of-school-hours care.

The Wirriya Dunyji Ooba Babanil Ingun early years community plan, launched in Derby, recommends a raft of changes to improve life for the town's youngest residents.

The court was asked to adjourn the case of a man facing 1,623 child sex abuse charges until next year due to the "voluminous" nature of the material.

Canberra's five Koori preschools offer a program tailored to Indigenous kids as they prepare for school.

A childcare director says households suddenly requiring a second income to get by are desperately seeking care for their children in south-east South Australia — with some waiting up to 18 months for a place.

From today, about 1.2 million Australian families are in line for a  childcare rebate boost. Here's what the new federal government changes could mean for you.

As breeding plovers defend their eggs as they only know how, an educator, children and parents at a nearby family day care centre aren't letting fear get in the way of knowledge.