G8 Education, a leading provider of quality early learning education and care, is proud to be part of a landmark initiative to reshape Australia’s care economy, joining 55 other partners in the newly launched Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).
This ten-year, $129 million program aims to transform the $327 billion care economy, which delivers essential services from birth to end-of-life, including early childhood education and care.
The Care Economy CRC, headquartered at La Trobe University, brings together universities, health agencies, technology companies, and care providers to tackle some of the sector’s biggest challenges: rising demand, workforce shortages, and the need for technology-driven solutions that improve quality and safety of care.
G8 Education’s Chief Education and Learning Officer Ali Evans said as one of Australia’s largest early childhood education providers, G8 Education plays a critical role in ensuring families can access high-quality care that enhances children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
“By partnering in this national initiative, G8 Education will help co-design and implement innovative solutions that enhance care quality and safety through possible exploration of technology and data integration, as well as collaborate to support workforce development and training. This initiative enables cross disciplinary thinking to consider what will make a difference for now and the future in relation to innovation and responding to changing societal trends,” Ms Evans said.
“We are excited to collaborate and contribute to this transformative program. By collaborating with leading researchers and care providers, we can ensure our sector is equipped to meet future challenges shaping the early childhood profession to deliver the best outcomes for children and families.”
You can read more about this on the Care Economy CRC website.