Abstract
This article illuminates the significance of the Child Care Act 1972 (Cwlth) as a criticaljuncture in the development of Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC)policy and, specifically, in establishing quality as a key policy consideration. The articlereports on an analysis of the Act, informed by Foucault’s use of a history of the present,that highlights dominant discourses and path-dependent processes as both enabling andconstraining for quality in child care and the development of a national ECEC sector.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-91 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Australasian Journal of Early Childhood |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2013 |