<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeni Whalan&lt;/strong&gt; hosts a discussion on the recent commitments from both NSW and Victoria to deliver a year of universal play-based learning for children in the year before they start school. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As well as transforming early childhood education, the goal is to build the sector workforce and further boost productivity by better supporting working parents. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leslie Loble&lt;/strong&gt;, the co-chair of the Council on Early Childhood Development and &lt;strong&gt;Amanda Robbins&lt;/strong&gt;, Managing Director of Equity Economics, outline the significance of the announcement and what it’s going to take to deliver this ‘triple dividend’ over the next ten years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;New name&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast is now called Change the Story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the original Life's Lottery season 2, see &lt;a href="https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/news-resources/lifes-lottery-backing-kids" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/news-resources/lifes-lottery-backing-kids&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Credits&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by &lt;a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;UTS Impact Studios&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Executive Producer: Olivia Rosenman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Audio Producer: Nicole Curby&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Researcher/writer: Jackie May&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Theme music and Sound Design: James Milsom&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Graphic design: Celia Neilson&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>

Change the Story

Impact Studios

14. A better start: game-changing preschool reform in NSW & VIC (Life's Lottery)

JUN 28, 202225 MIN
Change the Story

14. A better start: game-changing preschool reform in NSW & VIC (Life's Lottery)

JUN 28, 202225 MIN

Description

Jeni Whalan hosts a discussion on the recent commitments from both NSW and Victoria to deliver a year of universal play-based learning for children in the year before they start school. As well as transforming early childhood education, the goal is to build the sector workforce and further boost productivity by better supporting working parents. Leslie Loble, the co-chair of the Council on Early Childhood Development and Amanda Robbins, Managing Director of Equity Economics, outline the significance of the announcement and what it’s going to take to deliver this ‘triple dividend’ over the next ten years.New nameThis podcast is now called Change the Story.For more information about the original Life's Lottery season 2, see https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/news-resources/lifes-lottery-backing-kidsCreditsProduced by UTS Impact StudiosExecutive Producer: Olivia RosenmanAudio Producer: Nicole CurbyResearcher/writer: Jackie MayTheme music and Sound Design: James MilsomGraphic design: Celia Neilson