Early childhood

A scoping review on in-service professional development programs that support children with disabilities in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

A recent study expands our understanding of what early skills help children to thrive at school, showing positive mental health is an asset for learning.

Dan Cloney and Kellie Picker explore practical literacy activity ideas designed to build children’s oral language skills.

A pioneering study looking at the impacts of early years education in the Philippines is providing stakeholders with strategies to improve learning.

ACER has reviewed the effectiveness of early childhood education and care interventions in low and middle-income countries to support decision-makers and project teams to plan future interventions. Kashfee Ahmed reports.

A new ACER report on Australian education expenditure is the first of its kind, and offers an important reference point for policy-makers, educators, researchers and economists. The report authors discuss the key findings in an article in The Conversation.