The Early Education Show

Early education in the USA / Extending funded preschool to 3-year-olds

Lisa, Leanne and Liam return to your ears once again to discuss:

• The state of early childhood politics in the United States as we prepare for either President Clinton (yay!) or President Trump (oh dear God no!!!) next week
• The likelihood of Australia extending funded preschool to all 3-year-olds

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Children’s Rights in Australia and early childhood education

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss how well Australia is doing in upholding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and how well we engage with rights in the early childhood sector.

You’ll also hear Leanne interviewing Associate Professor Fran Press and Dr Sandie Wong about OMEP’s declaration on addressing the rights of migrant and refugee children. Thanks Fran and Sandie for joining us!

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Does language matter? / Kate Ellis at the National Press Club

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:  How do the words and language we use around early childhood education make a difference?

Then we hear from Liam and some special guests on Kate Ellis’s address to the National Press Club, including interviews with Kate Ellis herself as well as Sam Page from Early Childhood Australia.

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Family Day Care “rorting” / Budget Based Funded Services

 

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:

• The recent flurry of media on systemic “rorting” in the Family Day Care sector; and
• The future of Budget Based Funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services under planned Government policy.

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BONUS - ECA Conference 2016 Update #3

Lisa brings us her third and final update from Early Childhood Australia's 2016 National Conference. This time, we're hearing from two of the attendees on their thoughts on the Conference, and what they'll be taking back to their services.

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BONUS - ECA Conference 2016 Update #2

We're back for another bonus episode at the Early Childhood Australia National Conference. Lisa has three great interviews for you today with: Dr Red Ruby Scarlet, Tonia Goddard and ECA CEO Sam Page.

 

 

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BONUS - ECA Conference 2016 Update #1

Intrepid Early Education Show reporter Lisa Bryant is at the Early Childhood Australia 2016 National Conference. This special mini episode has some great interviews with National Children's Commissioner Megan Mitchell and Geraldine Atkinson from SNAICC.

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Push-down curriculum / Professional identity

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss: 

 

• Examples of “push-down” curriculum, where school-readiness programs are becoming more prevalent in the Birth - 5 space. (The article that got us thinking about this is here.)

• The thorny issue of professional identity in the sector. What are the challenges and opportunities? (Leanne has insisted that links be provided to Liam’s blog pieces on the topic here and here).

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NSW early education funding / OECD Education at a Glance Report 2016

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:

 

• The recent announcement by the NSW Government regarding funding of early childhood education (an article from the Sydney Morning Herald on this can be found here, the NSW Government press release is here and a previous media article on the Auditor-General Report is here.

• The OECD’s recent update of their “Education at a Glance” series. The 2016 Report is here, and there is also a great webinar running through the stats.

 

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The National Evidence Base Draft Report / How do we innovate while being regulated?

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:

 

• The release of the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report into the National Evidence Base (you can get a summary of the key findings and recommendations here); and

• Innovation in early childhood - what are the challenges and opportunities? Liam recommends checking out Harvard's Center on the Developing Child.

 

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