Early Childhood now in Education Ministry
Sep 25, 2015
Early childhood education and care is now back in the Federal Education Portfolio, out of Social Services. So it should be! Viewing early childhood as the start of education is critical to development and having the portfolio so placed says so.
Good move.
Now let's see what Simon Birmingham will do with the whole portfolio.
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