Children who learn more new words before entering preschool are more likely to positively engage with others during their early education, new research has shown. Using data from 895 four-year-olds, Ohio State University researchers examined kid’s vocabulary skills at the ...
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Childcare workers across Australia will go on mass strike in September to highlight poor wages and industry conditions. On Wednesday, United Workers’ Union delegates and Early Childhood Education and Care union members unanimously voted to take nationwide action. “Educators are ...
More »NSW and Vic announce ‘game changer’ childcare reforms
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 ...
More »Coping skills a match with early education
Children should be taught coping skills in the same way they are taught to hold a pen or ride a bike, according to experts from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Janice Deans, director of the university's Early Learning Centre, ...
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