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Linda J. Harrison; Tracy Redman; Judith E. Brown; Leanne Lavina; Belinda Davis; Sheila Degotardi; Loraine Fordham; Fay Hadley; Catherine Jones; Manjula Waniganayake; Sandie Wong – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
The Australian Government's (2022) Preschool Reform Funding Agreement and initiatives by state governments aim to lift enrolment and maximise the benefits of early childhood education (ECE) in the year before school. The Agreement is particularly relevant for children and families from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds, many of whom do not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Environment, Enrollment Trends
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Molloy, Carly S.; Guo, Shuaijun; Goldfeld, Sharon – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected children's care and education worldwide. This article reports on patterns of participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC) across Australia as influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and national policies. Using ECEC data from Xplor -- a software platform used across Australian childcare…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Cumming, Tamara; Wong, Sandie; Logan, Helen – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
A child's right to high quality education not only relies on a competent and skilled workforce, but one in which educators are well. Supporting a well workforce requires governments, organisations and educators to attend to work environment quality. This attention needs be based on sound, relevant evidence. In this paper we contribute evidence of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Well Being, Work Environment, Work Attitudes