Professor Nicola Yelland

Professor, Early Childhood Studies, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Education

Children are more than just a return on investment

Early childhood programs and related funding are often justified on the cost-benefit analysis of what children could contribute to the economy when they grow up. But that needs to change

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