created by His_Holiness on 03/02/2025 at 02:20 UTC
86 upvotes, 19 top-level comments (showing 19)
Comment by DefinitionOfAsleep at 03/02/2025 at 04:40 UTC
24 upvotes, 2 direct replies
But Mr Cook heaped doubt on the centrepiece of the Liberal policy, to trial speech pathology services in primary schools, insisting long wait lists won’t be solved by funding. “It’s not for a lack of money, it’s for a lack of workforce,” he said.
I think that actually valid criticism, for a policy that's actually really well meaning and one that would be an efficient use of taxpayer funds.
Who knew that the Liberal Party was capable of proposing a well-meaning policy? But what Faragher said is self contradictory.
“The advice that I have received talking to many people, including Speech Pathology Australia . . . they believe that there is capacity to do that.
I'm not really sure how she can be confident of that and then turn around and say:
primary school aged children are waiting nearly two years to see a paediatrician, nearly two years to see a clinical psychologist and **over 10 months to see a speech pathologist**
I'm willing to bet that we also don't have a full idea of what the scope of the problem is, however early intervention is always better.
Comment by FeralPsychopath at 03/02/2025 at 02:27 UTC
90 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I mean I am no longer in that "market" but full time is probably good for the kids and definitely better for parents rather than juggling them back and forth between different care centres.
Comment by FlacidMemories at 03/02/2025 at 07:36 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Ive been begging for this especialy for esc kids development early
Comment by a_wild_espurr at 03/02/2025 at 14:16 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just wanting to give a teachers perspective on this:
As kindy isn't compulsory, it's also not funded by the DoE. Which means that unless the kindy is run as a private business, public schools need to pay for it out of the budget they've been allocated for everything else (wages, supplies, electricity bills). Unless this full time kindy scheme ALSO came with increased funding for public schools to match, you're just asking schools to stretch their meagre budget further so that parents can have free babysitting.
It's already insulting that the pursuit of education and building human beings is considered secondary to making sure Tommy isn't getting in the way of his parents earning potential. At the very least, if we're going to be treated like babysitters, at least give us the courtesy of resourcing us appropriately so we're not doing it out of our own pockets...
Comment by RainbowCakeSprinkles at 03/02/2025 at 03:44 UTC
18 upvotes, 7 direct replies
I personally think it's too much and I'm glad it wouldn't come in until after my youngest has gone through kindy. 4 year olds are still so little, kindy should be about easing them into full time schooling.
Every day right off the bat feels like a lot for a little kid who's spent the majority of their time home with a parent, I can see how families with their kids already in daycare would find full time appealing though.
Comment by countrymouse73 at 03/02/2025 at 06:11 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Maybe they could just scrap the half days? And make the age a little more flexible? WA does not allow you to have any flexibility on enrolment age. My daughter was a hair over 3.5 when she started kindy. She was just a baby. Still napped occasionally. I wonder if things would have been different if we could have held her back a year? I understand kindy is funded for 2.5 days a week? Our school broke it up into 2 days a week in the first semester and 3 days in second semester. Worked well. Perhaps 3 days a week could be funded? 5 days of school is too much for these little ones. It’s different to daycare, there’s much more opportunity for downtime during a daycare day.
Comment by Staraa at 03/02/2025 at 05:17 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I loved part time kindy for the year before pre-primary full time. It was a great transition for my special needs daughter and myself. Other states do kindergarten full time because it’s age-equivalent to our pre-primary.
I’m not some boomer with rose-coloured glasses for the “good old days either, kiddo is starting year 3 this year.
The speech thing I’m majorly in favour of though, mine goes to a school for kids with speech and language disorders and they’re AMAZING. She started kindy with 3 recognisable words and she’s 90% understandable now which is nothing short of a miracle to me. Still not worth voting libs for tho.
Comment by ageofwant at 03/02/2025 at 06:14 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I'd rather not pay for the daycare of the economy so that people can drive to work doing bulshit jobs while Anglo American, BHP et all walk away with the crown jewels leaving us crumbs.
Fuck you I *own* every gram of iron ore, I should spend 1 day working, considering all the wealth I'm being robbed of daily by this government - and all the wankers previously.
Comment by xequez at 03/02/2025 at 05:03 UTC
-1 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Seems like a very bad idea. Some kids may be fine, but a large majority are going to be burnt out by schooling.
Especially with less play based learning.
Comment by elemist at 03/02/2025 at 05:29 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Sounds like a good policy - though will have some pretty decent hurdles to overcome.
IE the current schedule allows two different groups of kids share the same teachers and classroom space. Going to full time will require additional staffing and room availability.
Comment by Low-Vacation-2228 at 03/02/2025 at 12:05 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Let kids be kids Roger
Comment by Puzzleheaded_Leg_412 at 03/02/2025 at 13:33 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What a moronic idea.
Comment by audacityonsale at 03/02/2025 at 08:05 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Is there a war against people under 18 that I missed the announcement of? Oh well, gotta get them compliant nice and young.
Comment by Low_Cauliflower3101 at 03/02/2025 at 11:40 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
School should be 9 to 5 with the last 2 hours each day being sport or extra catch up classes for the kids having a tough time.
Comment by Errant_Xanthorrhoea at 03/02/2025 at 05:19 UTC
-4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
To distract from his pro fossil fuel stance.
Comment by Vivid-Fondant6513 at 03/02/2025 at 04:48 UTC
-10 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Boomer wants children in kindergarten full time so you can work longer.....
Comment by Plus_Researcher7489 at 03/02/2025 at 13:47 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Who the fuck would choose Peter duton over the gentleman at Labour
Comment by mental_overload80 at 03/02/2025 at 03:49 UTC
-25 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Ridiculous. 3yr old shouldn’t be at school full time & schools don’t have the capacity. As it is most schools do 2 -3 days max as the classrooms are used by other kindy kids on the other days. Increasing to full time would mean needing to build additional classrooms at every school across the state. The average 3yr old is barely toilet trained & still having naps during the day. No way they will cope with full time school as well. If you want to make a difference to parents reduce the length of the school holidays. School holidays are around 16weeks a year - the average parent gets 4 weeks if they are lucky. It’s just insane.
Comment by CakeandDiabetes at 03/02/2025 at 04:24 UTC
-19 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Roger Cook announced Wombs will be grafted onto trees so couples can have a tree impregnated via IVF and you'll never have to raise or see your own children until they're valuable tax payers like you!