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The Q&A panel disagrees on the government's proposed cuts to early childhood education.
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| UpdatedAn Adelaide kindy sent home a note asking a child's parents to pack healthier food. The mother should pack two slices tomorrow, writes Melinda Tankard Reist.
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| UpdatedWhile the Federal Government tries to get its $3 billion childcare reform package through parliament many rural families say their needs are different to their urban counterparts.
Topics: community-and-society, education, preschool, children, children---preschoolers, children---toddlers, birchip-3483
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A new report from Victoria University, lead by Dr Stacey Fox, has recommended universal preschool be extended to include three-year-old children.
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| UpdatedSome preschools have brought digital devices into the classroom and made them part of the curriculum. But there are concerns about the long-term effects they may have on young children's brains.
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| UpdatedNew South Wales preschool fees will be slashed by up to 30 per cent in an effort to encourage more parents to enrol their youngsters in early childhood education, the State Government announces.
Topics: education, preschool, children---preschoolers, family-and-children, community-and-society, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedDozens of parents across Melbourne had to leave work early today when childcare workers walked off the job for the first time in almost 20 years.
Topics: women, preschool, unions, children---preschoolers, teachers, community-and-society, work, melbourne-3000, vic, brunswick-3056
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| UpdatedAn early childhood program working with Indigenous communities in west Arnhem Land is trying to divert young people from the child protection and justice systems.
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A playgroup in a tiny central Queensland community gives children and parentis a place to meet and catch up, without a 40-minute commute.
Topics: children---preschoolers, preschool, volunteers, ambrose-4702
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| UpdatedYellow Wiggle lends his voice to speech program for pre-schoolers.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, access-to-education, preschool, shellharbour-2529, wollongong-2500
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Instead of banning gun play, a rural Queensland kindergarten issues toy gun licences to educate and encourage responsible play.
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Horsham City Council says it is still in talks with Federation University about funding for a new childcare centre.
Topics: preschool, local-government, child-care, horsham-3400
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