This report considers the appropriateness of a national professional practice network for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care and outside school hours care. The report reviews existing professional practice networks and considers whether a national network would add meaningful value. It provides five recommendations.

This report considers the appropriateness of national early career mentoring and induction support for early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers. Enhanced mentoring and induction for new early childhood teachers has the potential to benefit stakeholders at all levels of the ECEC system. However, structural barriers prevent a national program from becoming a reality.

Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings are increasingly linguistically diverse. This report uses national early childhood datasets to explore experiences – in ECEC and at home – that appear to contribute to more equitable outcomes for emerging multilingual children.

This national research snapshot collects evidence on the use of evidence-based practices in Australian early childhood education and care services using Q4 2021 National Quality Standards data.

This national research snapshot by the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) collects evidence on evidence use in Australian early childhood education and care services.