Research Around the World

I took a peek at; 

They have been supporting children since 1938

Their  mission statement:

Early Childhood Australia will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

Their values are:

• The rights of children
• Leadership
• Excellence
• Respect
• Courage
• Honesty
• Openness
• Collaboration
• Diversity
• Justice
• Social inclusion of children

Some current International Research Topics

Early Childhood 
Australia has a number of resource themes that include such topics as


 Being Belonging

School Readiness and Children s transitions

Sustainability, global warming and climate change

Baby and Toddler sleeping

Child health and child obesity

ECA WebWatch fortnigh

Their ECA Webwatch e-newsletters are full of interesting topics 

• early childhood development, growth and learning
• early childhood practice, programs and policy
• emerging issues and research.

Some research Topics

In 2000-2001, the Government announced its intention to undertake a comprehensive, national longitudinal study of children and their families. Growing Up in Australia is intended to make a major contribution by establishing an up-to-date evidence base for guiding policies that will promote the optimal development and well being of Australian children

Involving children from all walks of Australian life, this report paints a picture of what it is like to be a child in our society, what children's concerns are, what they feel capable of and what they feel positive about. To find out more about the research or download the full report, please visit the Growing Up in Australiawebsite.

New fact sheet: Children in out-of-home care

The Australian institute of Family Studies has released a new fact sheet for people working with and caring for children, providing the latest information on out-of-home care in Australia. Using the latest statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, it  identifies the groups of children who have been placed in alternative care, including information relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and discusses key issues and challenges facing Australian foster care.

Here is an interesting question  

What do you think?

'I just love children!'—it's a common phrase to hear coming from many early childhood professionals. But what do we mean when we say that we 'love' children? And is it important? Are there better words to describe how we feel about children? In this What do you think? article, Anne Stonehouse asks us to look closely at what we feel, what we should feel, and most importantly, why.