All Episodes

#150 Liam's Early Education Journey

#149 The ACCC Inquiry

#148 The Early Years Strategy

#147 2022 Year in Review

#146 Budget 2021 and early childhood education

#145 Are we doing enough to protect children from abuse? (with Deanne Carson)

Bonus Episode #14: Universal access funding (with Ingrid Stitt, Victorian Minister for Early Childhood)

#144 We need to talk about reporting (with Jenni Hutchins)

#143 The NQF Review

#142 What can we look forward to in 2021?

#141 2020 Year in Review / Q&A

#140 The Trends in Community Children’s Services Survey

#139 The Anti-Bias Approach in Early Childhood

Bonus Episode #13: Family Matters Report 2020 (with Sue-Anne Hunter)

#138 Early Childhood Voices Conference 2020

#137 Can Thrive By Five change Australia’s early education sector?

#136 Which children’s books should every early education service have?

#135 Should early education services be supporting families?

#134 Is social media good or bad for ECEC?

#133 What's happening in Victoria? Part 2

#132 Social justice and COVID-19

#131 What's happening in Victoria?

#130 Expert Insights from UOW Early Start

#129 What does the history of advocacy for early education tell us about today? (with Eva Cox)

#128 Early education is “snapping back”. What does it mean for children, educators and families?

#127 How do families and the sector work together for a better ECEC system?

#126 How do educators support children during times of change and uncertainty?

#125 How do we advocate for free ECEC after COVID-19?

#124 Why have ECEC services and schools been treated differently during the COVID-19 crisis?

#123 How has COVID-19 changed the early education sector so far?

#122 Did the Government just announce universal free access to ECEC in Australia?

#121 How can we stay connected to children and families during isolation?

#120 How can we stay healthy at work during a pandemic?

#119 What does the coronavirus outbreak mean for the early education sector?

#118 Working with young children during the climate crisis

#117 How is Australia faring on protecting children’s rights? (with Megan Mitchell, National Children's Commissioner)

#116 2019 Year in Review / Q&A

#115 The Hive & Collaboration 4 Learning

#114 A star (ratings system) is born (with Anthony Semann)

#113 Celebrations in early education services

#112 Working with infants and toddlers (with Dr Andi Salamon & Lauren Hibberson)

Bonus Episode #12: A national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people (with Richard Weston, CEO of SNAICC)

#111 Recruitment and retention (with Melissa Armstrong)

#110 All the Reviews News

#109 Family Day Care (with Anita Jovanovski)

#108 Is too much expected of Centre Directors?

#107 Advocacy is everybody's job (LIVE from the SJIEC Conference)

#106 Are we too child-centred? (with Dr Tamara Cumming)

#105 Documentation and planning in a digital world (with Melanie Elderton)

#104 Engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives (with Jessica Staines)

#103 The Reggio Emilia Educational Project (with Jan Millikan)

#102 Professional identity (with Catharine Hydon)

#101 What does the election result mean for early education?

#100 What has the 2019 election told us about early education advocacy? (LIVE from the ELAA Conference)

Bonus Episode #11: Rort Alert!

Bonus Episode #10: Election 2019 and the early education sector

Bonus Episode #9: Labor's early education announcements

#99 Educator Wellbeing Project Stakeholder Roundtable

#98 Ethically operating a for-profit ECEC service (with Tamika Hicks)

#97 Budget 2019 and early childhood education

#96 Design and implementation of the Child Care Package

#95 Engaging with social justice in early education services (with Dr Red Ruby Scarlet)

#94 Imagination, play and the Conceptual Playworld (with Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer)

#93 Excellence in School Age Care (with Forrest Out of School Hours Care)

#92 Early Childhood Teachers and the National Quality Framework

#91 What are the early education advocacy battles of 2019?

#90 Early Childhood Educator Wellbeing Project (with Sandie Wong, Tamara Cumming and Helen Logan)

Bonus Episode #8: Exploring the NQS

#89 2018 Year in Review / Q&A

Bonus Episode #7: December news round-up

#88 From Working Towards to Exceeding (with Wendy Mackay and Anna Whitty)

#87 Saving Alstonville Community Preschool (with Katherine Buckley)

#86 Developing and reviewing policies in early education services

#85 Why are early education environments all looking the same? (with Professor Deborah Harcourt)

#84 Cultivating capabilities in early childhood education (with Charlene Smith)

#82 Labor's new early education policies (with Amanda Rishworth and Megan O'Connell)

#81 Being an Approved Provider (with Jenni Hutchins, CEO of Big Fat Smile)

#80 How do I lead and improve excellence in early learning? (from the Realising the Potential Conference)

#79 Encouraging and supporting positive parenting (from the Realising the Potential Conference)

#78 Being an Agent of Change (from the Realising the Potential Conference)

#77 Goodbye Simon Birmingham, Hello Dan Tehan

#76 Being a Baby, Belonging and Becoming (with Mia Mia Child and Family Centre)

#75 The use of rich language with young children in ECEC settings (with Associate Professor Sheila Degotardi)

#74 How is the sector supporting services rated Working Towards?

#73 The biggest social justice issue facing early childhood education (LIVE from the SJIEC Conference)

#72 The challenges of "flexible childcare"

Bonus Episode #6: Interview with Kim King, Yenu Allowah Aboriginal Child and Family Centre

#71 The first week of the Child Care Subsidy

#70 Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 2)

#69 Early Childhood: Realising the Potential (Part 1)

#68 Are we ready for the new Child Care Package? (with Karl Hessian)

#67 NQF challenges in Western Australia and the Northern Territory (with Tina Holtom, CEO of Child Australia)

#66 What would a Labor Government do with early education policy?

#65 Budget 2018 and early childhood education

#64 RTOs and the educator workforce

#63 Interview with Megan Mitchell, National Children's Commissioner

#62 The role of the Educational Leader (with Doreen Blyth, Educational Leaders Association)

#61 Voices from the Big Walk Off

#60 Big Steps Big Walk Off (with Bettina Moltke)