Alongside an imminent general election, this year will see the greatest expansion in funded childcare on record for families in England. This research sheds some light on what the public want - framing childcare as a means to give every child the best start to their education, rather than an economic issue.

Recognising how critical the early years are for children’s development and continued success over their lifetime, this strategy document articulates how the Australian Government plans to prioritise and support child-centred policy development, and target investment in early years supports and services over the next ten years.

This report provides insights into how becoming and being a parent affects economic security and financial wellbeing.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) was asked to review the early childhood education and care sector in New South Wales. This report incorporates stakeholder feedback on draft recommendations and sets out IPART's analysis, findings and recommendations to the NSW Government.

This report contains the ACCC’s findings and recommendations related to the impact of the Cheaper Child Care reforms, prices, costs, profits, competition within childcare markets and subsidies and price regulation models. It also contains further analysis of family day care and in home care services, and summarises the feedback provided to the ACCC from stakeholders...