Federal government leaves families out in the rain
With more than 450 early learning services closed across Queensland and NSW due to catastrophic flooding, the Federal Government has instructed services that they must...
Assistance needed urgently for families in flood affected regions
With at least 879 early learning services currently closed due to the floods in south-east Queensland and northern NSW, The Parenthood is calling on the...
Latest childcare fee hikes unsustainable
The Parenthood points to media reports this week of ASX-listed childcare provider G8 increasing fees by 4.5 per cent as a dire warning of the...
Australia can't achieve gender equity without ECEC reform
The Parenthood has joined calls today for urgent action from all political parties to invest more in early learning and parental leave as a significant...
We need to talk about Wednesday
A lunch away from my home desk is pretty rare. But Wednesday’s lunch was rarer still. I drove to Canberra and had the extraordinary honour...
Do you want to help us and help yourself?
Now we're in the swing of 2022 (how is it February already 🙈) it's time to talk! We have a few exciting sessions coming up...
My kids and I tested positive on the same day
In late 2020 (which feels like 20 years ago now), I started calling my kids “COVID kids”. My then 18-month old ended every nursery rhyme...
Two-thirds of parents say it's not safe for kids to return to school
Weeks before the 2022 school year is due to commence, 66% of Australian parents don’t believe it’s safe for children to return to classrooms as...
The Parenthood "Return to School 2022 Survey"
Yikes. An explosion in covid cases wasn't exactly how any of us hoped 2022 would start, right? We want to know how you are feeling about...
Support early learning through Omicron outbreak
The Parenthood is calling on the National Cabinet to implement additional measures to keep early learning and child care services open, safe and supported as...
We did it! 2021 comes to an end. Have a great break :)
We've (almost!) made it. The longest year on record is coming to a close. However you spend the holidays I so hope you can enjoy...
The Parenthood supports today's Teachers Strike
As NSW public school teachers and principals strike for the first time in a decade today, The Parenthood supports their demands for improved pay, workload...