All posts by Rachel Parker

Rachel Parker is the Voice of the Child Foundations Lead at MCRI and Founder of Global Play Lab. She has 25 years' experience in international development and education research and specialises in playful learning and child-centred policy, research, and program design. Rachel has worked across 15 countries with organisations including UNICEF, UNESCO, and the LEGO Foundation on programs to enact and assess transformative, play-based learning.

Policy in action: Elevating children’s voices at Gowrie Victoria

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Rachel Parker

Recent events concerning young children’s safety and wellbeing in Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) services have raised important questions about how we engage children and hear their voices. Actively involving children and young people in policy and practice can support them to gain essential skills and improve the quality, relevance and safety of […]