Reports & Papers Wellbeing strategies for children and young people 23 December 2024 Wellbeing strategies for children and young people is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that draws on insights from jurisdictions that have successfully implemented child and youth wellbeing… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Foundational Supports and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education and Care 18 December 2024 Foundational Supports and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education and Care is a report from the Centre for Policy Development (CPD) and The Front Project that explores how the delivery of… Learn more Download
Submissions Inquiry into Early Education and Care Draft Report: Submission to the Productivity Commission 7 March 2024 The Centre for Policy Development made a submission to the Productivity Commission that provides feedback regarding its draft report on the Inquiry into Early Education and Care. The submission commends… Learn more Download
Submissions Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into early childhood education and care 29 June 2023 The submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Early Education & Care articulates the need for a high-quality universal early education and care system Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Starting now: First steps to a universal early childhood system 30 July 2022 Starting Now is a briefing paper from the Centre for Policy Development that sets out a roadmap to a universal, accessible and affordable early childhood system that families can rely… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Invest in impact: 2022 impact report 3 June 2022 Our research expertise and network of senior decision-makers is creating enduring systemic change. Find out more in CPD's Impact Report 2022 Learn more Download
Roundtables & Forums Starting Better Launch – Centre for Policy Development 7 February 2022 CPD and Parliamentary Friends of Early Childhood hosted the virtual industry launch of Starting Better: A Guarantee for Young Children and Families on Monday 7 February. Attended by by more… Learn more
Reports & Papers Starting better: A guarantee for young children and families 21 November 2021 Starting Better is a landmark 2021 report charting a decade of holistic reform to make Australia the best place to be a child and raise a family Learn more Download
Reports & Papers New Materials: Early Childhood Initiative Evidence Pack 1 19 July 2021 The Early Childhood Initiative Evidence Pack has been adapted from materials prepared by the CPD team for the first two meetings of the ECD Council. This initial pack focuses on… Learn more Download
