Australia Association for Research in Education
Early Childhood
The truth about the pay rise for the oppressed
The Federal Government’s “good social and educational policy, and even better political move” of a fully funded pay …
Here are five ways the government could demolish barriers to early learning
The Final Report from the Productivity Commission (PC) into Early Childhood Education and Care was released last week. …
Early learning: Every child deserves access now. Here’s how we can make that happen
The Final Report from the Productivity Commission (PC) into Early Childhood Educationand Care was released last week. This …
Excellent: why do we need that rating for early childhood care?
Professional identity in the Australian early childhood education and care sector (ECEC) is strongly linked to quality assurance …
Flowers, chocolates, promises: now too late for early childhood educators
The newest Productivity Commission report: A path to universal early childhood education and care glosses over or ignores many fundamental problems within the early childhood education sector . Scarcely mentioned, or tactfully ignored, are the:* systemic issues relating to educator burnout,* poor wellbeing and morale of educators,* increasing burden of quality assurance,* emotional cost of …
What happens when we cut corners: Suffer the little children
Jack Swindells is why regulations for early childhood care matter. The early childhood sector is regulated by standards and laws for a reason. One of those reasons is to ensure the quality of care for children: a quality of care that provides children with the opportunity to develop in an environment that is safe. These …
How this oppressive test is killing the magic of childhood
NAPLAN is taking the fun out of early childhood learning. Early childhood learning encompasses education for children from …
The government must fix the childcare desert now
Marg Rogers, Navjot Bhullar and Laura K Doan ask: How far will the Budget’s funds stretch to fix …
The emotional labour of academic labour – it’s all related
Here is another of our intermittent blogs during the #AARE2022 conference. If you want to cover a session at …
Provoking the children: why that matters for remarkable early learning
Our research shows why play matters in supporting young children’s learning and development. We have so many resources …