Research Around the World

 

 

Research Around the World

One current international topic I found is Early Childhood Australia was a recent media release from the Prime Minister for an equal focus on workforce allowing parents Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to support spending time with their infants.  Research shows the most efficient way to improve productivity is to invest in early childhood development from children birth to age five. Samantha Page CEO of Early Childhood Australia stated they are in support of a full wage replacement that is more generous than a minimum wage model.  However, it is agreed that the focus should not be on just supporting the parents but also on quality child care and child learning outcomes (Calls for equal focus, 2015).  There are potential economic benefits from increased investment in early childhood education and care with the most the profound gain in is participation by vulnerable children (Calls for equal focus, 2015).  Currently, the initiative remains in the planning stages. 

The insight I gained from exploring the international website was about digital business kit that would allow families and educators to not only stay connected and informed of child care center happening but it would give educators access to updated child care education including continuing education credits.  I think this could be a good asset to all centers.  I find it a great benefit for our educators to have access to the internet because the field of education never stops evolving and a web connect provides them access to multiple outlets.  There are a lot of us who are students and having internet allows us to do homework on our lunch breaks. 

The other noteworthy information I found was there is a conference schedule for October 2016 in Sydney Australia.  It would great to plan for this to learn about child care in another country. 

 

 

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Calls for equal focus on workforce participation and all children's outcomes. (2015, February 2). Retrieved February 8, 2015, from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Calls-for-equal-focus-on-workforce-participation-and-all-childrens-outcomes.pdf