Whether the policy benefits high-income or low-income families matters, but it also misses the point — early childhood policies need to focus on what benefits children.
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The government will provide free child care in a move aimed at ensuring parents, especially in essential services, are able to keep working. More than 945,000 families with 1.3 million children will benefit.
If schools and childcare centres shut without the necessary support, Australia may permanently lose valuable teachers and early childhood educators.
Mexico is the second most dangerous country for women in Latin America. Yet the new government is slashing funding for programs meant to protect and empower women.
If you're confused about all the millions and billions thrown around for education by the two major parties, here's the low-down on what the policies actually mean.
What are the key policy issues on which the 2019 federal election will be fought?
Labor is promising to help hundreds of thousands of families have access to more affordable childcare. This is an important investment but the details of how it will work must be given priority.
Free childcare schemes aren't working and babies are too important to be left on the shelf.
It is vital that Ontario's child-care reforms reach all families, and that the province learns from mistakes made in Quebec.
Why does childcare work have such a status problem in Britain?
Policymakers can get more for their money when planing incentives for mothers to work.
Here's how the government's new childcare plan will change the way families are given assistance with paying for child care.
Will an increase in free nursery hours lead to greater support for publicly-provided childcare?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that Australia spends more at a Commonwealth level on negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts than it does on child care or higher education. Is he right?
Labor’s policy does, however, fail to commit to long-term funding for universal access to preschool education.
Labor has unveiled a $3 billion child care policy it will take to the polls on July 2. What has the party proposed and how is it different?
Labor's shadow minister for early education, Kate Ellis, said there has been a massive increase in child care costs under the Coalition government. Is that an accurate reflection of the data?
Australia was a pioneer in gender budget analysis, but in recent years we've fallen behind. We need it back.
Under new legislation, children from low-income families will receive just 12 hours of early learning support a week, adding to the risk of these children falling behind their peers at school.
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Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Director of Research and Development, Pivot Professional Learning; and Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Flinders University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
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Reader in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Professor of Early Childhood, Cass School of Education and Communities, University of East London
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor and Head of School, School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
