Sub-Category
Childcare
Settling in at childcare: the early weeks
Child care is a new environment for your child, with new people and new routines. Your child’s transition to child care is more likely to go well if you start getting ready for child care well ahead of time. Also, starting slowly is important. For example, if it works for your family, you could start with short days at child care and stay with your child. Then you could leave your child for short periods, building up to leaving your child for a whole day.
Early Learning
Starting school: How can parents help?
As one of life’s big transitions, starting school can be an exciting and sometimes challenging time. How can you support your child to develop the skills they will need to start school and ensure they are socially and emotionally ready for this change.
Lifestyle
Transitioning in and out of childcare
Time away from early learning can happen for many reasons. Perhaps a long family holiday, or a family illness. So what happens if, when your child is settled and enjoying the interactions with educators and friends, suddenly you need to take a break?
Lifestyle
The future of intergenerational care
Researchers from Griffith University are exploring how to get older people (including aged care residents) and young children to interact more broadly while in care. The results may hold implications for the future care of both children and the elderly.
Early Learning
Funding high quality early learning vital
Much research has shown that creating learning opportunities and socialising opportunities early in life is important for a child's lifelong learning and education, yet European early learning models still have a lot to offer in the Australian context.
Lifestyle
New Child Care Package: info you need
Confused about the new Child Care Subsidy and how it will affect your family? We’ve compiled the most relevant and up-to-date information we could find to answer all of your questions, or point you in the right direction.
Early Learning
6 ways to support your child’s learning
By sharing their own enthusiasm for learning and facilitating diverse learning experiences and activities, parents are an important factor in children’s overall education. Discover practical things parents can do to support their child's learning journey.