Research report Apr 2013
Access to early childhood education in Australia
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
Research report Apr 2013
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
Research report Nov 2013
This paper explores the characteristics of employed and non-employed mothers, to identify the factors that contribute to differing employment levels
Research report Jul 2008
This paper presents Australian research on how different factors relate to the timing of women's return to work after having a child
Research report Jul 2007
This paper compares the employment aspirations and expectations of mothers with and without long-term health problems.
Research report Apr 2007
This paper explores how children from Anglo, Somali and Vietnamese cultural backgrounds are parented at home and in day care.
Research report Jun 2006
This paper presents findings from the Child Care in Cultural Context study.
Family Matters article Apr 1997
In this discussion of the role of child care services in supporting families in their rearing of children in contemporary Australia, the author argues that it is necessary to balance this perspective by thinking of child care as an investment in children and for children.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
The first aim of this paper is to establish whether and how the number of young children people have and the age of their youngest child are associated with the quantity and quality of their sleep.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This paper examines work-related child care in four localities of Melbourne: Berwick, Werribee, Box Hill and inner Melbourne, drawing from the Australian Institute of Family Studies' survey of Australian Living Standards.
Family Matters article Aug 1993
This article describes some of the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme (CDEP) work initiatives taking place in Woorabinda, a thriving remote Aboriginal community about 170 km south-west of Rockhampton in Queensland's central highlands.