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Employer attitudes to carer's leave
If you are a working parent and have to take unexpected or necessary leave to take care of a child, what is your employer's response?
Support Services
Reaching out for help when you’re a parent means looking to organisations or services with a range of expertise or the means to assist. Whether it’s government payments or a specialised support service, sometimes you just need to ask.
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Our Child Development Professionals

Ann Cahill
Teaching and Learning Lead - Teaching, Learning and Safety, Goodstart Early Learning
Ann Cahill holds a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and has over 17 years’ experience in the not-for-profit early learning sector as a Teacher, Centre Director, Area Manager and Board Member. Ann believes child wellbeing, playful attuned teaching, child citizenship and partnership with families is key to...

Dr Rebecca English
Lecturer, Faculty of Education (QUT)

Dr Michael Nagel
Associate Professor, School of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Susan Moloney
Director of Paediatrics Gold Coast University Hospital

Keti Ivanoska
Acting Director and Educational Leader, Goodstart Early Learning