This document is comprised of the four 2000 issues of a periodical published by the Australian Early Childhood Association focusing on the needs of children from birth to 8 years and on issues related to child care and early childhood education in Australia. Each issue features articles focusing on a particular theme along with editorials and regular columns related to research, child health, legal issues, ethics, and professional development. The Autumn 2000 issue focuses on using brain research in the classroom and includes the following articles: (1) "Infant Brain Research: What Is It and What Does It Mean?" (Pam Linke); and (2) "Stress-Free Environments: Promoting Healthy Brain Development" (Heather Lawrence). The Winter 2000 issue has an Olympics and child health theme and includes the following articles: (1) "Young Children's Views of Australia and Australians" (Sue Dockett); and (2) "The Olympic Games: A Critical Look at What We Teach Children" (Sally Barnes). The Spring 2000 issue highlights visions for children, families, and communities and includes the following articles: (1) "Teaching Young Children: Specialist or Not?" (Glenda MacNaughton); and (2) "Visions of Children and Childhood" (Alison Elliott). The Summer 2000 issue focuses on current issues in early childhood research and practice and includes the following articles: (1) "Should We Teach Young Children To Read?" (Mimi Wellisch); and (2) "Augmentative Communication: Assisting Special Needs Children" (Lynette Duffy). Also part of each issue are a profile of a program providing services for children, book reviews, summaries of recent events in each of the Australian states, and information for use in parent newsletters. (KB)