‘The Apiary’s promise is to walk with you as we lead, innovate, and shape the ECEC system, with your needs and future at its centre.’

For many, 2021 has been a year of unmet expectations. We planned as if lockdowns and border closures were behind us and we would recommence our close connections with all who play a role in our work. Hindsight reveals that this was indeed optimistic thinking. 

I am pleased to announce that the Front Project has launched a new Online Community for anyone working with children and their families in early learning across.

I am pleased to share with you our latest research report, Work and play: Understanding how Australian families experience early childhood education and care.

The Australian Government’s announcement of new funding for early childhood education and care (ECEC) is an important win for all Australians. 

Our early learning system is poised to improve the lives of every Australian during this year of recovery.

Last week The Front Project team reflected on the year that we are about to leave behind and – this may be surprising to some – we agreed that despite the challenges, 2020 delivered a lot to celebrate for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Australia.

The gaps in our society have been widened by COVID-19 and early childhood education can help bridge them.

I am pleased to share our latest resource aimed at improving wellbeing for children and their families by optimising the child care subsidy (CCS).

We have now published findings from our survey of teachers and educators during COVID-19 in our new paper 'Early Learning and COVID-19 - Experiences of Teachers and Educators at the Start of the Pandemic'.

This week we released findings from a survey of over 1000 parents and carers of young children who shared their experiences with early childhood education and care (ECEC) during COVID-19.

Over the past week we have released two major pieces of work as part of our renewed focus to support the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector through COVID-19: 

The critical role of early childhood education in supporting young children‘s learning and development and supporting families to work has never been more evident than during the response to COVID-19.

A message on important lessons about early childhood education from our CEO, Jane Hunt.