In this thought-provoking conversation, Doug is joined by Georgie Dent, CEO of The Parenthood and one of Australia’s leading advocates for children, parents, carers and families. She makes a powerful case for why every child should have access to high-quality, affordable early learning and care, and how failing to provide that risks entrenching disadvantage from the very beginning.

They discuss Australia’s ‘childcare deserts’ and other barriers to early learning, what recent reforms mean for families, and how Gonski-style funding could transform early childhood education and make it accessible and affordable for all. 

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Host: Doug Taylor, CEO, The Smith Family  

Guest: Georgie Dent, CEO, The Parenthood 

Audio production: Mylk Media  

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