How are you going to face the long summer? You may have food and drinks in the fridge or plans to visit people who do. You probably have your fire survival and evacuation plan organised. But what about your ‘children and technology’ plan? Have you activated a plan for relaxing and avoiding conflict over children’s […]
It‘s natural for families to discuss with friends what their young children are doing and learning in early childhood education and care. But it can be unsettling too and it can prompt many questions for early childhood educators, directors and managers. In this blog, DR WENDY BOYD demystifies ‘real learning’ and developmental milestones. She examines ACECQA‘s […]
This article was first published in Every Child, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2016. For more information, click here. In 1948, the international community, through the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, affirmed that each and every one of us should have access to a number of fundamental human rights. Decades later they agreed that children, by […]
Ireland has just become the latest country to make preschool programs available to all three year olds. There is a clear move internationally towards delivery of two years of preschool, with early education being understood as a critical investment in human capital. Who offers preschool to three year olds? Many European countries, including France, Germany […]
In 2008, Queensland had the worst enrolment rates in early childhood education, in the year before full-time schooling, in Australia. Only 29 per cent of children were enrolled for at least one hour per week (Deloitte, 2014, p. 19). As a result of targets set under the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early […]
