Research Around the World

I chose to research Early Childhood Australia. This website provided several links to various areas that deal specifically with early childhood issues, concerns, and information.
I clicked on Early Childhood News archives and read about the budget implications for young children and families in Australia. The government is investing $55.7 million dollars into a program called HIPPY (Home Interaction Program for Parent and Youngsters). This program is much like Head Start in the United States as it focuses on children and families to help them become active in their child's life and gaining the assistance they need to do this by providing activities and materials. Another $225 million dollars is being given to families who are out of work and need assistance with child care.

I also checked out several other links that included Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, Every Child magazine, Every day Learning series, and and Research in Practice. Some of the links you need to subscribe to but some provided articles about current topics in Australia. I found an interesting article about play-based learning at this link http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/every_child_magazine/every_child_index/why_play-based_learning.html.

This website could be compared to the NAEYC link as there are many of the same links. I found that Australia is on a mission to take care of all of its children as well.


Reference
Early Childhood Australia. Retrieved June 2, 2012 from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/.