Research snapshot Jun 2023
Vulnerable families
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This snapshot presents findings from the evaluation of the Child Care Package that relate to experiences of vulnerable families.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
This snapshot presents findings from the evaluation of the Child Care Package that relate to experiences of vulnerable families.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
Summarises aspects of the Child Care Package that impact on the cost of child care, and reports on some of the findings related to affordability.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
An overview of the early childhood education and care sector, the contribution of subsidies, and a summary of issues on the viability of the sector.
Research snapshot Oct 2022
An overview of the Inclusion Support Program (ISP) evaluation findings. The ISP is an element of the Child Care Safety Net of the Child Care Package.
Webinar Jan 2022
This webinar explored how services can support women to describe the impacts of coercive control and respond to their partner’s behaviours.
Practice guide Jul 2017
A resource to assist in the development of high-quality and consistent playgroups
Submission Feb 2016
This submission discusses the proposed amendments to the Act with consideration of how particular research may inform considerations.
Media release Jun 2021
The number of parents using childcare services has mostly returned to pre COVID-19 rates despite parents having better access to working from home arrangements, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Media release Sep 2021
Of the 3.5 million people1 who accessed superannuation through the Federal Government's early release program last year, most reported using the money as the scheme had intended – to assist their family with the financial impacts of COVID – according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
Research report Jun 2021
This report looks at families' participation in employment and experiences of work-family balance using the second survey of the Families in Australia