We are looking at what Australia needs to deliver a sustainable, high-quality and high-impact early childhood education system, and what investment is necessary to reap the double dividend of early learning. We are making sure our activities are guided by the opportunities we want to see for all Australian children. Our priorities include:

• Clarifying the stress points of our system and the policy and funding settings that get in the way of equitable access to high quality ECEC
• Producing scenario modelling that shows what changes are possible or likely as we experience the impacts of COVID-19
• Identifying the key changes possible and necessary right now to improve quality and equity
• Providing a clear direction forward.

To improve early childhood education in Australia we need to understand the many experiences and thoughts of people who encounter, work in and work on the system. We are connecting with people from all areas that connect with early learning to see what changes we need to make to achieve a better system for all children.