Greens election policy supports a 'transition' towards universal high quality free ECEC, including funding more high quality NFP ECEC services. Progress in a long term transition in the next term could be free ECEC for low income families and a National ECEC Commission as per PC report recs.

How many public schools are fully funded to the Gonski School Resource Standard again?

Incidentally I am sitting in my lounge room in Steeple Aston with a cup of tea and the heater on full blast reading Dandolos fascinating report on supply side vs demand side funding. I feel like you are just across the table from me.

And great news to see $1b for new centres with a focus on school sites and high quality NFP provision

Jan 6. There has been a lot happening in my absence. Great to see the wages deal done if only for 2 years

I am back in Australia on Jan 1. 2025 is shaping up to be a big year in #ozearlyed and politics generally

Probably better than being a human resource