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✍️ Sign the Petition: Establish a National Early Childhood Commission

Australia’s early childhood system is under pressure — with rising costs, uneven access, inconsistent quality and alarming failures in safety and oversight.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and every family deserves access to early childhood education and care they can trust.

We’re calling on the Federal Government to create a National Early Childhood Commission: an independent body with the power to lead reform, enforce consistent national standards and make quality and safety non-negotiable across the country.

Why It Matters

Across Australia, families are navigating an early childhood system that’s difficult to access and inconsistent in quality. Every child deserves to be safe, supported, and nurtured in their early years — no matter where they live.

In regional and remote areas, services are limited and waitlists are long. Many families everywhere face rising costs, limited hours, and a system that often falls short of meeting their needs.

We need a national solution — one that brings together early learning, care, health, and family support into a system that works for every child and every family.

Add Your Voice today

This petition reflects the voices of thousands of families, educators, and advocates calling for a system that’s proactive, not reactive — one that listens, responds, and puts children at the centre.

Now is the time to create a truly universal, high-quality early childhood education and care system — one that helps every child thrive and reach their full potential.

Sign the petition today — and help us push for national leadership and real change. 

Share Your Story

Your voice matters. Help us show why reform is urgent and necessary.

Do you have a story about how the early childhood system has affected your children, family or your community?

Submit your story here

 

29 people have signed the petition
felicia Setiono
Chantelle Iemma
John Bergin
Donna Boaden
Rike Muller
James Matcott
James Ward
Maxx Ward
Marielle Lancaster
Ingrid Daams
Michelle Dawson
Mei Velasco
Carla Hizon
Ursula Long
Ashleigh Wilson
Amy Gould
Helen Matters
Jade Warne
Kathryn Barker
Elizabeth Cunningham
Melaine Keely
Annie Pappalardo
Kathryn Simons
Erin Peebles
Natasha Watson
Diane Tao
Katie Bell
Caitriona Falkiner
Megan Fletcher

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