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[Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/our-children-our-future) [![two children playing at a kinder](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/21-03-24_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX-4%20West%20Maddingley%200324%20(49)%20cropped.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/seeing-the-whole-child) [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Play-based learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/play-based-learning), [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten), [Place-Based](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/place-based), [Anti-bias](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/anti-bias), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning), [Career](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/career) ## [Seeing the whole child](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/seeing-the-whole-child) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Jun 23, 2025, 10:30:00 AM When we think about how children grow, we often start with what’s close—families, educators, everyda... [Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/seeing-the-whole-child) [![Two children learning in a kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/2024.05.27_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX__-111.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/reconciliation-in-action) [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten), [Place-Based](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/place-based), [Anti-bias](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/anti-bias), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning), [Career](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/career) ## [Reconciliation in Action](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/reconciliation-in-action) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) May 22, 2025, 10:30:00 AM ECMS’ Professional Development Day in 2025 was held during National Reconciliation Week. The theme f... 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[Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/your-childs-kindergarten-experience) [![two children playing in an outdoor learning setting](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/21-03-24_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX-129%20cropped.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/cildcare-means-early-learning) [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research), [Place-Based](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/place-based), [Anti-bias](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/anti-bias), [Teaching and Learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/teaching-and-learning) ## [Childcare means early learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/cildcare-means-early-learning) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) May 15, 2025, 10:00:00 AM For many families, the term 'childcare' suggests something simple: a safe place where children are c... [Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/cildcare-means-early-learning) [![Children playing in sandpit](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/21-03-24_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX-4%20West%20Maddingley%200324%20(103)%20cropped.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/why-three-year-old-kindergarten-matters-for-your-child) [Parenting resources](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/parenting-resources), [Child development](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/child-development), [Childcare](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/childcare), [Play-based learning](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/play-based-learning), [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research), [Kindergarten](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/kindergarten) ## [Why Three-Year-Old Kindergarten Matters for your child](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/why-three-year-old-kindergarten-matters-for-your-child) [Damian Cowell](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/damian-cowell) Oct 18, 2024, 10:30:00 AM If you’re thinking about Three-Year-Old Kindergarten for your child, there’s plenty of evidence to s... [Read more](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/why-three-year-old-kindergarten-matters-for-your-child) [![](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20Images/21-03-24_ECM_LOWRES_@MAXROUX-202.jpg)](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/new-research-of-universal-early-childhood-education-in-the-year-before-school-reveals-significant-benefits-to-the-nation) [Research](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/tag/research) ## [Research of early childhood education in the year before school.](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/new-research-of-universal-early-childhood-education-in-the-year-before-school-reveals-significant-benefits-to-the-nation) [ECMS Communications](https://blogs.ecms.org.au/blog/author/ecms-communications) Apr 16, 2024, 8:16:15 PM An Australian-first study reveals that investment in early childhood education demonstrates the pote... 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