HESTA has joined calls for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements, saying modelling shows it could see a mother of two retire with $14,000 more in her account.
Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) has partnered with Early Childhood Australia (ECA), to provide its members with a new way to meet their professional development needs.
Australian children today are growing up in digital contexts. In 2018, Early Childhood Australia launched the Statement on young children and digital technologies. The Statement recognises that young children have opportunities for play and pedagogy in digital contexts.
The state government’s universal pre-kindergarten reforms were met with widespread praise from the early childhood sector, but experts warned more educators and preschools were needed.