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Group of children playing with blocks in kindergarten. Showing their imagination and skill and creativity. Selective focus to little boy building with blocks.
23 June 2025

What supports participation in playgroups?

This practice guide draws on research evidence to summarise the factors that encourage or hinder playgroup participation. It provides practical recommendations for…

11 June 2025

2024 Needs and Impact Survey insights

This short article provides a summary of the findings from the 2024 survey. We explain how we plan to use the information to further understand the sector’s…

23 May 2025

Age of consent laws in Australia

Information for practitioners and researchers on age of consent legislation in Australia

Image shows young toddler sitting in nature playing with toy truck
22 May 2025

The impact of parental incarceration on child behaviour and…

This short article provides an overview of the research evidence on the impacts of parental incarceration on child behaviour and development with a focus on children…

Upset frustrated little boy tired of parents fight, toddler son looking out window reaming that family conflicts would stop while parents sitting separately on sofa, suffering from mom and dad quarrel
25 March 2025

Preventing and reducing child maltreatment

This policy and practice paper outlines the research evidence on the effectiveness of parenting programs for preventing or reducing child maltreatment.

Young aboriginal students studying together outdoors in the sun in Australia.
20 March 2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on what…

This paper summarises the evidence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experiences of a range of diverse programs that address social and emotional…

Business people working in the office
5 March 2025

Process evaluation

Process evaluation is a systematic way of examining how a program operates and is implemented. It examines the activities conducted for an intervention, program,…

Middle school children learning in classroom setting.
26 February 2025

Supporting disability inclusion with children and families

This short article describes family and professional experiences of disability inclusion in early years settings, as well as the key enablers of inclusive practice…

Father sitting and comforting sad son with autism, mental disorder and depression on garden step backyard patio. Back view of caring, loving and kind single parent supporting, comforting and talking
18 February 2025

Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of…

This is a guide to responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse and maltreatment. It also outlines what we know about how, why and when children and…