#27 The business of early childhood education

We're back after a bit of a break to tackle the challenges, tensions and implications of early childhood education run in a business context. What are the biggest issues that emerge when trying to work ethically with young children while operating as a business?

In the News

Why pay for child care you don't use, like on public holidays?
Editorial: Childcare system too important to be held hostage by politics  
Fulltime childcare brings a lifetime of benefits, study finds 
Preschools focus on non-gendered play to eliminate family violence

Recommendations

Leanne: An open letter to the new education minister on early childhood policies (New Zealand)
Lisa: Draft Child Care Planning Guideline (NSW)
Liam: The Research Argument For NYC's Preschool Plan For 3-Year-Olds (USA)