QUEENSLAND PARTNERS IN EARLY EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT
Source: Queensland. Minister for Education and Training. Media Release
" $2.2 million research grant will help put Queensland at the forefront of vital research into Early Childhood Education, Education and Training Minister Geoff Wilson announced.
Mr Wilson said the Bligh Government was part of an international research team that secured an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant to evaluate the effectiveness of early education programs in Queensland and Victoria. “The research project will examine quality in early childhood education and care programs and the impact of programs on children’s development.”
The Bligh Government is implementing a range of early childhood education and care (ECEC) reforms to give children a flying start in life including an extra 240 kindergarten services over the next six years."