Safe Work Month: How Childcare Centres Keep Your Child’s Environment Safe Every Day
Every October, Safe Work Australia runs National Safe Work Month. This year’s theme is “Safe work is for life.” It’s usually a conversation for workplaces. But your child’s centre is a workplace too.
How Many Days of Childcare Does My Child Actually Need?
Two days? Three? Five? It’s one of the questions our educators hear most, whether a family is enrolling for the first time or their child has been with us for a while.
Struggling With Your Child’s Sleep? Join a Free SleepBaker Workshop at Milestones
It’s 2am. You’ve done the water, the cuddle, the “one more song.” You’re tired in a way that sleep doesn’t seem to fix.
If that’s you, you’re not doing anything wrong. Sleep struggles between birth and age eight are very common. Healthdirect says more than 1 in 3 children have a sleep problem.
Two Years of Kindergarten: What the Research Really Shows
Deciding when your child should start school is one of those choices that can feel bigger than it should. Is one year of kindergarten or preschool enough? Would a second year help them settle in with more confidence? For many Australian families, the answer increasingly points to yes, and a growing body of research explains why.
Why We Don’t Make Kids Finish Their Plate (And What We Do Instead)
“Three more bites.” “Just try it.” “You can’t have dessert until you finish your vegetables.”
The Future Starts With Us: Celebrating Our Educators This Early Childhood Educators’ Day
On Wednesday 2 September, Australia marks Early Childhood Educators’ Day, a day set aside to say thank you to the people who show up for our children, every single day. This year’s theme, The Future Starts With Us, is a reminder that the work happening in classrooms and playgrounds right now is shaping the adults our children will become. It’s been a big year for early education in Australia, and today is about the people who’ve kept showing up for our community through all of it.
Returning to Work After Parental Leave: Looking After Yourself Through the Transition
Somewhere between the last nappy change of your leave and the first alarm clock of your new routine, there’s a moment most parents don’t talk about enough: the moment you realise going back to work isn’t just a logistics problem. It’s an emotional one too. If you’re feeling a strange mix of relief, guilt, excitement and grief all at once, you’re not alone, and you’re not doing it wrong.
Book Week 2026: Why Stories Are the Secret to School Readiness
Book Week 2026 runs from Saturday 22 August to Friday 28 August, and this year’s theme – “Symphony of Stories” – is a reminder of just how many different voices and ideas live inside a good book. At Milestones, we love the dress-ups and the storytelling corners. But Book Week is also a great moment to talk about something bigger – just how much a shared story does for a young child’s development.
Is It Okay to Feel Guilty About Childcare? Let’s Talk About It
It’s 7:45am. You’ve just walked out of the centre, and your chest is tight. Maybe your child cried at drop-off. Maybe they didn’t, and somehow that felt worse. Either way, there’s a voice in your head asking: am I doing the right thing?
National Science Week 2026: The Everyday Wonder That Grows Little Scientists
Last week, at one Milestones centre, the water table caused a genuine scientific dispute. Two children were convinced their leaf-boats would float. A third wasn’t so sure. What followed was ten minutes of testing, re-testing, and fairly serious debate about whose boat was “winning.”