The provision of early childhood care and education services in this country is insufficient, fragmented, under funded and inconsistent, according to this report. Alison Elliott calls for a coherent, long-term national action plan and timeline to develop and implement an integrated, well-funded, regulated and managed system of early childhood education and care with clear goals...

Good mental health is essential for children's learning, social development, self-esteem and resilience to stress throughout the life-course. Over half a million Australian children have significant mental health problems. This Policy Brief outlines ways that services can better support families to prevent mental health problems from developing in the first place. In this brief we...

Many Australians will be affected by the current wave of family law reform, which includes changes to the family law system and the introduction of new and expanded prevention, early intervention and postseparation support services for individuals, couples and families. As part of its strategy to inform and educate the public about these reforms and...

The data cover 110,834 children from all states and territories except for New South Wales. This publication by JM Armfield, GD Slade and AJ Spencer presents the results of the 'Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2001' and examines the differences in oral health of children residing in differing areas of socioeconomic advantage. The findings show...

In this report Louise Watson highlights the ways in which the early childhood education and care sectors could be more closely aligned through provision of career pathways and articulation from vocational and technical education (VTE) qualifications to higher education courses in early childhood education