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Welcome to a special 2010 Federal Election edition of the award winning ECA WebWatch.

In this issue:

• Early Childhood Australia calls on Coalition to commit to quality funds
• Early Childhood Australia 2010 election scorecard
• time to get tough for our children's sake
• a big chance to show we care about those too young to vote

ECA WebWatch feature items:

Early Childhood Australia calls on coalition to commit to quality funds

Read about how ‘the National Quality Reform Agenda will be subject to review under a Coalition government, calling into question the $533.7 million that the Labor Government has committed.’

Early Childhood Australia 2010 election scorecard

Early Childhood Australia’s 2010 election scorecard outlines each parties’ policies relating to the Early Childhood sector and how these policies compare with the priorities of the sector—principally the continued support and implementation of the National Quality Framework Reform Agenda.

Time to get tough for our children's sake

Read Early Childhood Australia CEO Pam Cahir’s Brisbane Times article, in which she clearly outlines how ‘the early education and care policies put forward at this election will have profound effects on Australia's future’, and the differences that are emerging between the major parties regarding the priorities of the Early Childhood sector. This opinion piece was in the SMH – National Times.

A big chance to show we care about those too young to vote

Read this informative article, which explains the long road that the Early Education and Care sector has travelled towards getting the Federal Government to agree on the National Quality Framework Reform Agenda, and how much children have to lose if the Coalition wins power.

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ECA WebWatch - Issue 96, August 2010. © Early Childhood Australia.