The Parenthood

Empowering Parents, Nurturing Families, Building Stronger Futures.

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Who We Are

The Parenthood is an advocacy organisation working to make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent.
It is only when parents and caregivers are supported that children can thrive.

We've built a community of over 80,000 mums, dads and carers and come from every state and territory across Australia.

We are not-for-profit and independent.

Join The Parenthood

Raising a family in Australia is harder than it needs to be. We want to change that and make Australia the best place in the world to be a parent and carer.

We represent 80,000+ parents and carers from every state and territory who share our vision and we'd love to represent you too!

If you believe we need:
- better paid parental leave;
- totally affordable, great quality early childhood education and care;
- access to family friendly workplaces arrangements: or
- all of the above

Join us today and help us make that happen!

Impactful Report

The negative impacts of inaccessible early learning on regional, rural and remote communities.

Find out more about our new report.

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Stories

Hear from real parents and find out how they manage the complexities of parenthood and the varying ways in which they handle the small and not so small challenges of being a parent.

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I’m determined to demand better outcomes for parents and families across Australia at this critical moment in history. To do that, I need you. I need your voices. I need your willingness to engage on these issues.

Georgie Dent / CEO of The Parenthood

The real question for Australia is not whether we can afford to have quality early childhood education, but whether we can afford not to.

#ParentsUp

Expanding Paid Parental Leave and creating universal access to quality, inclusive Early Learning & Care and Outside School Hours Care represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our country for the better.

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