"A nationwide system that gives families access to low-cost, high-quality childcare would start to dismantle the 'architecture of discrimination and difference' that limits women’s full participation in the workforce." Julie Hare is 💯% right! afr.com/politics/feder… #auspol

Fifteen years ago today, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a formal apology on behalf of the nation to Australia’s First Nations Peoples, in particular to the Stolen Generations. (1/2)

Sir Kevan Collins, Goodstart & Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) Board Member, discusses the important role of the focussed & active Educational Leader. He's motivating & inspiring Educational Leaders to embrace change & enhance children’s learning & development. #EarlyChildhoodLeaders2023

This moment offers us a once in a lifetime opportunity. Will you sign our letter to the Federal Government and urge them to use the Early Years Summit to be bold and lay the foundations for a new approach to the early years? Sign here: thrivebyfive.org.au/actions/early-… #auspol

The Academy supported Workshop 'Teachers in Early Education Workshop' was held this week at University of Sydney + brought together 30 early childhood education teachers, providers, union representatives, peak bodies, policymakers + academics (1/2)

Very affirming to hear Minister Anne Aly recognise early childhood education & care as central to achieving improved outcomes for Australian children including the importance of the upcoming Productivity Commission inquiry until universal early education #EYS2023

ARACY founder and national treasure Professor Fiona Stanley kicks off discussion at #EYS2023 Early Years Summit with a bold call - to really change the world for our children we need to grow a nation that values children more than GDP.

1948-2023. OMEP, 75 years defending the right toEarly Childhood Education and Care 👧👦🏽👶👶🏿👧🏻👦🏽👧👦🏽👶👶🏿👧🏻👦🏽 CHILDREN IN PLAY GROUND PAST (Nigeria) . . #75OMEP #OMEP75 #OMEP #earlychildhood #earlychildhoodeducation

The importance of this study cannot be overstated. Powerful and confronting findings - and a call to action. Congratulations @BenMathews9 Daryl Higgins & the entire research team The Australian Child Maltreatment Study: mja.com.au/journal/2023/2…

Dutton has set Australia on course to a historic first: a referendum won without bi-partisan support. Let’s make history together. Let’s work hard to bring other Australians with us, and win! #Yes23

Australia condemns the Taliban’s decision to ban women Afghan UN staff delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. We support the United Nations in its tireless advocacy for the rights of women and girls. Australia stands with the people of Afghanistan.

We're pleased to launch our new website - all of the information about our early childhood educators' well-being project in one place: shorturl.at/DHJKP

More than 1.5 million children across the country are set to benefit from a series of updates to Australia’s national learning frameworks as part of a two-year review by a national consortium led by #MacquarieUniversity, QUT and Edith Cowan University (ECU) 🔗macq.it/3Gj6tRx

WEBINAR❗ 📣Financing in ECCE: moving forward on the Tashkent commitments 📆 June 28 🕗 8 am Buenos Aires 🕗 1 pm CET Europe 🕗 1 pm SAST 🕗 4.30 pm India 🔗 Registration to watch in En, SP or FR: bit.ly/43QJeIf 🔗 Live on Youtube (only English): youtube.com/OMEPworldtv

In the current context, this report on what makes an exemplary early childhood educator is critical reading for educators, leaders and policy makers. Congrats Linda Harrison, sandie wong, Dr Tamara Cumming & colleagues. research.qut.edu.au/childandfamily…

Come and join the fun in Melbourne and be part of music and rich discussions about play and imagination, from the perspectives of archaeology, anthropology, psychology and education 👇🏼Just tap on the image below 👇🏼for the details sophiaclub.co/event/does-pla…

Excited to announce that Marianne Fenech, Megan Gibson, Susie Garvis,Wendy Boyd, Tracy Durksen and Magdelana Janus and I were successful in the ARC Discovery Grant round announced today. The project is “Attracting, preparing and sustaining quality early childhood educators”.

Our new article, "Parental Beliefs and Mediation co-mediate the SES Effect on Chinese Preschoolers’ Early Digital Literacy: A chain-mediation Model" has its full-text link for free download: rdcu.be/ds3GX

Which children actually reach 600 hours of ECE attendance in the year before school. Our new paper, lead by Linda Harrison unpacks and unpicks the challenge of the 600 hours of preschool attendance. Read for free here journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

🏆 OMEP New Scholar Award 2024 🏆 💲 Award is USD 500 for a postgraduate student winner and US$1,000 for an early career researcher winner. ☑ More Info: omepworld.org/omep-new-schol… ☑ Más información: omepworld.org/es/premio-jove… ☑ Plus d'infos : omepworld.org/fr/le-prix-ome… #75OMEP