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Pandemic led to some developmental milestone delays in infants and toddlers

While infants and toddlers five years of age or younger experienced some delays to developmental milestones due to COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and restrictions, these delays are typically modest, a study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has found.

2024-05-03 11:19:51

by Freya Lucas

Video games can have a positive effect on children if they are designed correctly: Study

Video games can potentially contribute to and support the well-being of children if they are designed with the needs of children in mind, according to new research from UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight.

2024-05-03 11:13:42

by Freya Lucas

Feeding children in the car on the way home from ECEC may be contributing to obesity

Many parents utilising early childhood education and care (ECEC) services find the end of the day quite challenging. There is the tiredness of their own work days often coupled with peak hour traffic, the fractious children who may also be tired and hungry, and then more traffic to navigate on the way home.

2024-05-02 10:55:32

by Freya Lucas

Educators need to think about bush kinder as part of the whole preschool experience

Bush kinders, nature kindys and forest playgroups are becoming more and more popular in Australia for children before they start school.

2024-05-02 10:43:38

by Contributed Content

Ignoring AI could be a costly decision for leaders, experts warn

Organisations - including those who operate in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) space - that fail to recognise the strategic role of data and artificial intelligence risk being left behind, experts from PwC Australia have warned.

2024-05-01 09:50:43

by Freya Lucas

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