Submission – Measuring What Matters 

This is ARACY’s submission to Measuring What Matters. Measuring what matters can support a new approach to shape the economy that brings wellbeing tothe centre of how we think about purpose, value, and development. Rather than a machine tomaximise economic growth, the economy should be a societal instrument to promote humanwellbeing. New measures can promote […]

Submission to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 

This is ARACY’s submission to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022. Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is an essential service, not only to facilitate workforce participation, but to enhance the wellbeing and developmental trajectories of Australian children, especially those with additional vulnerabilities. While high quality ECEC is beneficial for most […]

Engaging father’s: Evidence review

This report aims to set out the knowledge and implementation support that is mostly likely to be effective in changing practice to fully engage fathers in Family and Children services. Research, published between 2008-2014, linking fathers’ behaviours with children’s wellbeing is reviewed and barriers and facilitators to including fathers in services are identified. Effective approaches to father inclusion […]