That's the aim of the National Early Childhood Development Strategy developed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), and comes from overwhelming evidence about the vital importance of early learning in shaping children's brains and their opportunities for healthy and productive lives. (croakey.org)
This shift has been stimulated by a combination of influences, including greater demand by families at all economic levels, increased public understanding of the importance of early learning, greater support for investment in programs for low income children as a matter of equity, and growing concern about the threat of economic globalization and the need to enhance the nation's human capital by building a strong foundation early in life (gse.harvard.edu)
State chiefs renewed their commitment to the importance of early learning in Equity Starts Early. (ccsso.org)