A new study has found that girls as young as four can both overcome educational disadvantage and feel empowered to participate in STEM-based activities through emphasising play-based learning. Researchers at Monash University found that girls’ “thoughts and actions are endorsed ...

The campaign by the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia to encourage state and federal governments to fund two years of play-based learning for preschoolers is to be lauded. It is crucial that play based learning has been highlighted ...