Preschool
Families in eastern states pay around twice as much for preschool than rest of Australia
Even a small backwards step in participation in preschool is a concern.
One-third of all preschool centres could be without a trained teacher in four years
With many expected to drop out, modelling shows a significant shortfall by 2023.
Back to nature: Children reap benefits of braving the cold
Despite extensive research highlighting the benefits of outdoor play, many parents and kinder and school educators are still reluctant to let children outside during winter.
The childcare centre where kids make the decisions
A Melbourne childcare centre has embarked on an experiment to teach children about democracy and decision-making.
The 'million word gap': the reason some children have a higher vocabulary than others
How many books do you read with your child each day?
Children with autism thrive in mainstream preschools, study finds
Early intervention delivers positive results.
Starting School
Five ways to help your child make the transition into school life
Be prepared for the emotions that may come with this new and exciting change.
No free education: Parents spend $592 per child on back to school costs
Technology is more important than ever before, adding to the costs.
Primary School
Sydney parents reveal how they are coping with home school: 'A long day of muuuuums'
After a week of remote learning across NSW, many parents are already completely frazzled and burnt out.
Why modern report cards tell us almost nothing about our child
So risk adverse, they're entirely meaningless
Mum's fury after class 'dobber' gets excluded from birthday party
Children should be taught to tell the truth - but they also quickly learn that nobody likes a dobber.
High School
HSC lockdown learning: 10 stress-busting tips to help worried students
Postponed trials, remote teachers and home learning – Sydney's locked-down HSC students are under pressure right now.
'Heartbroken' student with Down syndrome left out of school cheerleading photo
"She was devastated."
