Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Early learning advocates, service providers and children advocate peak bodies say housing, health and system complexity is holding back kids from early learning

Testimony on HB 2 and Early Learning - Texans Care for Children

Today we are providing invited testimony to the Texas House Public Education Committee on House Bill 2, school funding legislation filed by Chairman Brad Buckley. HB 2 takes an important step forward, especially by providing pre-k for children with disabilities, and presents an opportunity for a meaningful investment in early learning. READ OUR TESTIMONY The post Testimony on HB 2 and Early Learning appeared…

Thousands of preschoolers out of learning: analysis

A quarter of pre-school-aged children in some mortgage-belt electorates are missing out on early learning despite the presence of high quality centres nearby, new data analysis shows. The findings come as a group of early learning advocates, service providers and children’s advocates say recent changes to the activity test won’t fully address the disadvantage and system complexity halting kids’ entry to early learning. Census analysis by Uniting…