Search

« Back to Publications

Government must boost attendance rates in early education

Megan O’Connell and colleagues write in The Conversation (20.4.16) about the urgent need for more effective funding of early education services, to help increase access to quality learning programs in early childhood.

‘There is a mismatch between Australia’s investment priorities and our opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children.

‘We know that access to high-quality early education can change children’s learning trajectories. Yet one in three Australian children do not attend early education for the hours needed to make a difference.

‘The children most likely to benefit from quality early education are the most likely to miss out. Five key changes are needed to improve access to high-quality early education to set all children up for a lifetime of learning.’

The TJRyan Foundation does not guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of any information or material available on this website. The TJRyan Foundation reserves the right to change information or material on this website at any time without notice. Links from this site to external, non-TJRyan Foundation websites should not be construed as implying any relationship with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by the TJR Foundation, nor any commercial relationship with the owners of any external site. Should any TJRyan research project be funded by an individual or organisation the source of funding will be stated beside the research report. In all other cases contributions are provided on a pro bono basis.
Receive the latest news

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Get notified about new articles

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.