07/08/2026
Early Learning Matters Week: 3–9 August
Early Learning Matters Week, organised by Early Childhood Australia (ECA), is a national celebration that highlights the vital importance of early learning in shaping children’s development, wellbeing, and future success. While we shine a spotlight on early learning for one week, we recognise that Early Learning Matters every single day of the year.
High quality early childhood education and care provides children with rich opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves with confidence. Through play, children build foundational skills, strengthen their sense of identity, and develop the optimism and assurance they need to navigate the world.
Our educators embraced Early Learning Matters Week as a chance to showcase some of the learning spaces they thoughtfully create spaces designed to spark curiosity, support meaningful play, and nurture children’s growth.
This week also offered a wonderful opportunity for our Children’s Council to gather children’s voices. They explored the learning environments, discussed the spaces they enjoy most, and shared how these areas help them learn through play. The children even took their own photos, proudly capturing the places that inspire them.
Early Learning Matters
#ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴘʟᴀʏ— with Early Childhood Australia
