"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years--in particular child care professionals, teachers, child care students and the parents of young children. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such issues as early childhood curriculum, ethics, health and professional development. This summer issue of the "Every Child" is the tenth anniversary issue. It reflects back to the first edition of "Every Child" which discussed how the new Quality Assurance and Accreditation System had just emerged and how people basked in the knowledge that Australia was the only country in the world to establish a mandated, national accreditation system for long day care centres. Since then the development of a quality assurance system for family day care has been seen. This quality assurance system acknowledges the importance of the nexus between co-ordination unit and carer that is so intrinsic to the quality guarantee in family day care. Quality assurance for outside school hours care, whilst still in its infancy, is an important step in the commitment to assure quality in all services. This issue contains the following sections: (1) The changing contours of early childhood; (2) Quality in children's services; (3) Working with mature-age parents; (3a) Only Connect: The Tasmanian Essential Connections Project; (3b) Early childhood professionals: Leading today and tomorrow; (4) Research: Early childhood educators in 21st century--the challenges; (5) Health; (6) Schools; and (7) Profile and Book Reviews. [This document was produced by Early Childhood Australia Inc., formerly known as the Australian Early Childhood Association.]