Experts in the early childhood education sector have welcomed the extra year of preschool funding but warned about the need to tackle the workforce crisis in order for the policy to work. In a joint statement earlier this month, the ...

NSW and Victoria will transform their early education sectors as part of two billion dollar reform packages set to introduce an extra year of kindergarten. By 2030, children in NSW will attend five days of pre-kindergarten before they start primary ...

The NSW government will pump around $5bn into childcare over the next decade to help struggling parents cope with cost of living. It is the most significant intervention by a NSW government in the childcare system, which is primarily funded by the federal ...