Episodes

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:  

• Examples of “push-down” curriculum, where school-readiness programs are becoming more prevalent in the Birth - 5 space. (The article that got us thinking about this is here.)

• The thorny issue of professional identity in the sector. What are the challenges and opportunities? (Leanne has insisted that links be provided to Liam’s blog pieces on the topic here and here).

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:

• The recent announcement by the NSW Government regarding funding of early childhood education (an article from the Sydney Morning Herald on this can be found here, the NSW Government press release is here and a previous media article on the Auditor-General Report is here.

• The OECD’s recent update of their “Education at a Glance” series. The 2016 Report is here, and there is also a great webinar running through the stats.

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:

• The release of the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report into the National Evidence Base (you can get a summary of the key findings and recommendations here); and

• Innovation in early childhood - what are the challenges and opportunities? Liam recommends checking out Harvard's Center on the Developing Child.

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again to discuss:

• Why Australia’s performance in the provision of early childhood education is so poor when compared to other countries (check out the Growing Strong IV report from the OECD for a very in-depth look at the numbers on this); and

• What is the way forward for early childhood educators in Australia facing professional development issues and unclear solutions to poor wages.

Lisa, Leanne and Liam are back again - and we've updated our name to better reflect our chats! This week, we discuss:

• The end of the Early Years Workforce Strategy, how it has worked (or not worked) and what we’d like to see replace it; and
• The rise of apps and software designed for early childhood centres to share “children’s learning” with families.

A special bonus episode! Lisa, Liam and Leanne discuss where Oz Early Ed came from - both the podcast and the hashtag.

Lisa and Liam kick off the podcast with a discussion on the new make-up of the Parliament and the likelihood of policy movement for early learning; and the shameful detention of children on Nauru.