Early Start

The UOW node for the Digital Child Australia are offering four PhD scholarships.

Have you visited the Early Start Discovery Space at least 3 times in the past 18 months?

Mark Donovan – clinical psychologist and clinic director at UOW Northfields Psychology Clinic at Early Start – talks us through the Step Ladder approach of dealing with anxiety in children.

Keep the kids entertained these school holidays with programs from Early Start and Science Space!

Researchers at Early Start are exploring use of digital technologies by children 3 to 5 years and their families during lock down.

2020 was an exercise in overcoming challenge, and building dynamic ways to support our community.

Congratulations to Professor Lisa Kervin from the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities who has been appointed Research Director of Early Start.

Early Start has released a four-part online Speaker Series event covering topics such as food & movement, math, play & literacy and self-regulation.

Virtual workshops to entertain your young ones while lockdown these holidays UOW’s Early Start Discovery Space and Science Space might be closed during the current lock down but they have quickly pulled together virtual activities to inspire your child’s curiosity (and give you a little break!) Virtual Science Space workshops Dr Joh and David from Science Space have been hosting Live sessions from the Science Space Facebook page where you can watch and make Snow Globes, Snowball Catapults and even snow!

Journey around the world from the comfort of the Discovery Space these July school holidays.

Is your child starting Kindergarten in 2022?

Join Dr Leanne Gibbs for an in-depth discussion into the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) with Elizabeth Aylward, ESDM Program Leader.

We are pleased to announce that the Early Start Equity Fund has been added to the list of charitable causes that are supported by UOW Cares.

Celebrating International Women‘s Day Born in Chennai, India,  Anita Kumar was the first girl in her family to leave home at 17 to go and study engineering, not because she wanted to show she can do anything the boys could, but to delay time and experience the world before getting married, because that’s exactly what happened as soon as she finished.

Early Start is home to world leading researchers that are investigating real life challenges that have a transformational impact on the lives of children.