Earlier this year, the Australian Government tasked the Productivity Commission with conducting an inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) system.
The Productivity Commission has now released their final report: A path to universal early childhood education and care.
The report considers how to build a universal early learning system that is:
- affordable
- accessible
- inclusive
- high quality.
It says every child should be able to access at least 30 hours of high-quality early education and care by 2036.
Over coming months, the Australian Government will consider the report’s findings and recommendations, alongside those of the recent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry.