Investment in Early Childhood Education Workforce
Media Release - The Parenthood has welcomed the Federal Government’s $72.4 million investment in skills training and professional development for Australia’s early childhood education workforce.The...
The Parenthood Newsletter May 2023
Next week the Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the Federal Budget. It's important. Every Federal Budget matters in economic, social and political terms. Here...
Budget 2023 opportunity to invest in children, women and families
The upcoming Budget is a significant opportunity for the Federal Government to implement measures that will improve the lives of children, women and families and...
The Parenthood urges budget action
The Parenthood has welcomed the inclusion of several recommendations on early learning included in the Interim Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee’s report to the Federal Government,...
The Parenthood Newsletter April 2023
Hard to believe it’s April already! Time has been flying at The Parenthood HQ (and we’re sure not only here😊). The first three months of...
Thank you for supporting early educators
Dear friends,We asked and over a thousand of you listened and delivered an email to your MP asking for a pay rise for early childhood...
Three letters can change Australia - We're voting YES
By saying YES to changing our constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament we will accept an invitation from First Nations Australians to walk...
New South Wales State election 2023
This Saturday people in New South Wales will vote for a new state government and we are thrilled that early childhood education is firmly on...
Calls for next federal budget to abolish the activity test
Findings from a new report by Impact Economics and Policy released today show more than 264,000 women in households with children under the age of...
Reform Vital for Closing the Gender Pay Gap
"The national gender pay gap will not be eliminated in this generation unless structural reform is pursued as a matter of urgency to give women...
Early Years Summit a once in a lifetime opportunity
The Parenthood urges politicians attending tomorrow’s Early Years Summit in Canberra to be ambitious in laying the foundations for a new approach to early childhood...
Deborah Brennan to lead Productivity Commission Inquiry
The appointment of Professor Deborah Brennan AM to co-lead the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care system is welcome. The inquiry is...