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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

 

30 people have signed the petition
Rachel Scott
Ellie Hall
Grace Newman
Elle Glasic
Sarah S
Keiley Hunter
Sally Harrison
Mj McNess
Frank Cortesi
Sarah Alexander
Alexandra Culleton
Gemma H
Al Darlington
Louisa K
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Catherine Daly
Karly Pumpa
Catherine Jones
Kat Saunders
Vanessa McCarthy
Stephen lake
Charlotte Cantrill
Elise Youssef
Kirstin Pincott
Jane Kanizay
Niloo Masuleh
Jack Thomas
Bronte Ryan
Azerina Hukicevic
Amy Mollica

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