Sure Start was the UK Labour Government’s flagship early years program for children, responding to evidence on the importance of early learning. Its first Director ... Read More

The children of prisoners in Victoria are largely ‘invisible’, to the justice system and the broader community. Dr Catherine Flynn and Melanie Field-Pimm say ... Read More

Vulnerable Aboriginal children and young people are being placed under child protection at higher rates than at any time since white settlement. Victoria’s first ... Read More

What effect do child care and kindergarten have on learning, development, and social inclusion of Australian children, particularly those from disadvantaged ... Read More

We know the risks to children living with family violence, but the default response is far too often to move them into child protection, says Cathy Humphreys. She ... Read More

Despite Bob Hawke’s famous promise, the overall rate of relative child poverty in Australia has not changed greatly since the mid-1990s. Associate Professor Gerry ... Read More

For the first time in history, life expectancy of Australian children may be declining. Dr Lance Emerson says Australia would not accept such a downturn in sporting ... Read More

The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) allows us to shine a light on inequity in child health and development. Dr Sharon Goldfeld, Sue West and the Centre ... Read More

‘Ten pillars as basic requirements for an optimal childhood’ were formulated by the organisers of the Global Summit on Childhood in Washington in 2012.1 Finnish ... Read More

Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Strategy is pointing us in the right direction, says Berry Street Childhood Institute’s Marg Hamley. But, she asks, does it go far ... Read More