Director Frank Oberklaid addresses an Early Childhood Roundtable ahead of the release of the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment’s Report on the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2015.
‘We particularly welcome the call for increased focus on early detection of risks and emerging issues’ – Professor Frank Oberklaid.
Professor Sharon Goldfeld spoke on the ABC’s Life Matters program about the latest Australian Early Development Census results.
More than 96% of Australian schools took part in the 2015 Australian Early Development Census. Results now available.
Professor Melissa Wake spoke to the ABC’s Dr Norman Swan about the success of universal newborn hearing screening and what else needs to be done.
Professor Frank Oberklaid calls on parents to read, sing and share rhymes with their children from birth to help ‘raise a reader’.
Professor Frank Oberklaid spoke to the ABC about changing the social discourse about child mental health. The full podcast is now available – listen now!
A new study, published in Sleep Medicine, has found the amount of hours children sleep isn’t the most important factor for their health and wellbeing.
What does the Federal Government’s recently announced childcare package means for children and Australia’s future prosperity?
Prof Frank Oberklaid: Why we cannot ignore the connection between child development and economic development.
