Childcare

School holidays are here. Here’s how families can keep some sort of routine

Tianyi Ma, The University of Queensland School holidays mean more free time and less structure. School drop-offs and pick-ups disappear, bedtimes may shift, and families may need to organise childcare, travel or visits with extended family to fill out the days. It means everyone in the household is adjusting to changes in how each day [...]

By |2026-09-29T15:31:29+10:00September 29th, 2026|Categories: Childcare, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Social and Emotional Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new ‘national commission’ make a difference?

Erin Harper, University of Sydney and Marianne Fenech, University of Sydney Governments have spent about a year announcing new policies to make early education safer for Australian children. In the wake of reports of shocking abuse and neglect in daycare centres, there have been moves to improve training and screening of educators, as [...]

By |2026-06-05T16:32:19+10:00June 5th, 2026|Categories: Childcare|Tags: |0 Comments
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