Preschooler Education
Wiggles shake-up: female back-up dancer joins as three members retire
Christine Sams A 20-year-old back-up dancer will become the first female Wiggle, as part of a major line-up change for the iconic band.
Storytime comes at a cost
Is paying professionals to read stories helping children get ahead or replacing bedtime reading? Cosima Marriner and James Robertson report.
Finding the path from risk to reward
Caroline Milburn An early intervention program that helps children with maths and English also benefits their parents, writes Caroline Milburn.
More four-year-olds starting school
Benjamin Preiss More parents are facing tough decisions about whether their children are ready to start school.
Daytime naps spell trouble at night
Cosima Marriner Enforced rests for children may make it easier for childcare workers, but it can be a different story for parents.
EXCLUSIVE
Preschools flunk the test
Cosima Marriner The standard of teaching in Australian preschools is ''very poor'', a government-funded national study into the quality of early education has found.
Where children thrive on an outside chance
Cosima Marriner IT IS minus 15 degrees and three-year-olds are sleeping outside in the snow, snuggled up in reindeer-skin tents with hot water bottles to keep them warm.
Preschool gives lesson in adapting to ensure survival
Elisabeth Tarica On a Saturday, the grounds at Baxter Preschool are filled with excited children.
Awareness day to deliver driveway safety
Katie Carlin On average, one child a month across Australia dies after being run over in the family driveway. Each death is one too many when driveway accidents can be prevented.
Starting preschool: 10 tips for parents
Schools NSW Preschool or Kinder programs provide a important early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5, before formal schooling commences. For some children it may be their first experience in out-of-home care. Here's are 10 tips for a smooth start.
Playgroups give children early lesson in life
Adele Horin Playgroups are considered the poor cousin to formal childcare, even though about 150,000 Australian children attend them regularly, usually with their mother.
EK guide to starting pre-school
Marion Turner So your child is making the transition to Preschool. You finally rang around all the child care centres you registered with when your baby was still in the womb and got the offer of the three days you require – albeit not the 3 days you had hoped for!
Child-care centres to focus on preparing children for school
Stephanie Peatling All child-care centres will be required to begin baby learning and child development programs from July as part of a Federal Government push to make sure children are ready to learn when they start school.
