Children’s Week 2026: Your Child’s Rights and a Confident Start to School
Ask your child what they did today and you’ll probably hear about play – the cubby they built, the game they made up with a friend, the question they asked about bugs. It might sound simple, but those moments are building confidence, curiosity and a sense of who they are. And every one of them connects to your child’s rights.
Safe Work Month: How Childcare Centres Keep Your Child’s Environment Safe, and Build Safety Skills for School
Every October, Safe Work Australia runs National Safe Work Month. This year’s theme is “Safe work is for life.” Your child’s centre is a workplace for educators, and a place where your child learns and plays every day.
How Many Days of Childcare Does My Child Need? A Guide from Babies to Big School
Two days, three days or the full week? It’s a question our educators are asked often, both by new families and by families whose children are getting closer to school.
Two Years of Kindergarten: The Long-Term Academic Advantage
Each year, according to the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University, around one in five Australian children start school behind, and close to half of them stay behind. It’s a sobering figure, but it points to something genuinely useful for families: the gap is largely about the amount of quality early learning a child has had, not fixed ability. That makes it something families can plan for.
Why We Don’t Push Kids to Finish Their Plate (And the Skills It’s Building)
“Just a few more bites” is a phrase most parents have said at the dinner table. At Kids Academy, we take a different approach, and it’s about more than food. It’s about the skills children carry with them into school.
The Future Starts With Us: Recognising Our Teams This Educators’ Day
Wednesday 2 September is Early Childhood Educators’ Day, a national day of recognition for the educators shaping Australia’s youngest learners. This year’s theme, The Future Starts With Us, is a fitting one for a role built on consistency, care and teamwork. It’s been a big year for early education in Australia, and today is about recognising the teams who’ve kept showing up for children and families through all of it.
Getting Yourself Ready to Return to Work After Parental Leave
Book Week 2026: Building the Skills Kids Need Before School
Book Week 2026 runs from Saturday 22 August to Friday 28 August, with this year’s theme, “Symphony of Stories,” celebrating just how many different tales one book week can hold. At Kids Academy, we treat Book Week as more than dress-up day, it’s a chance to spotlight one of the simplest, most effective ways to build the skills children need before their first day of school.
Is It Okay to Feel Guilty About Early Learning? Here’s What to Know
It’s a familiar moment at drop-off: you walk back to the car, and a quiet worry follows you. Did I make the right call, sending my child to early learning?
National Science Week 2026: Building the Thinking Skills Behind School Readiness
Last week, at one Kids Academy centre, the water table caused a genuine scientific dispute. Two children were convinced their leaf-boats would float. A third wasn’t so sure. What followed was ten minutes of testing, re-testing, and a fairly serious debate about whose boat was “winning.”