Experts say the first few years in a child’s life are vital for brain development, so why are kindy enrolments in this state declining and what’s needed to reverse the trend? Parents have until the ...

This year has seen a new wave of preschool directors in South Australia. Here they share their vision - and the biggest changes they’ve seen in today’s children and learning. Ms Ward had a 20-year ...

It says that under current funding the money will run out in December and claims the system is failing to deliver flexible options to working parents. In its submission to the Productivity Commission ...

CHILDREN could be forced to delay starting kindergarten to stop four-year-olds sharing classrooms with children as old as six on their first day of school. State and territory education ministers will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave Hunt/AAP Since 2008, Australia has spent more than A$11 billion dollars over ten years to expand government-funded preschool ...

Mr Shorten has promised, if elected, to provide $1.75 billion in funding for all Australian children, allowing them 24-months of play-based learning before starting full-time schooling. In South ...