Lisa Bryant
Lisa Bryant is an early education and care consultant.
- Opinion
- Early learning
I’m ecstatic about early education plans, but can the politicians deliver?
The early education sector in NSW and Victoria looks set for a magnificent boost. But to make these exciting plans a reality, the politicians need to confront some uncomfortable truths.
- Lisa Bryant
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- Opinion
- Disability
The NDIS was a beacon of hope, now it’s this ‘dark, complex thing’
When the NDIS - which is a lifeline for people like my severely disabled daughter - hires lawyers to fight mothers trying to get support for their children with a disability, you know the system is broken.
- Lisa Bryant
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Childcare should be returning to normal this week, but instead it’s facing a crisis
As COVID hits the workforce, centres without adequate staffing will need to close.
- Lisa Bryant
- Opinion
- Childcare
Yes, Premier, let’s clean up our early childhood dog’s breakfast - including the one in your own backyard
The Premier wants to seize all responsibility for childcare and early education from the federal government. Great idea, but NSW is not blameless, so he needs to fix its own mistakes while he’s at it.
- Lisa Bryant
- Opinion
- Childcare
We must stop growth of corporate childcare that puts profits above children
The big for-profit childcare centres put children most at risk. Yet, with government support, they now run half of all our childcare services.
- Lisa Bryant
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Childcare is on the ropes - and nurses and doctors can’t work without it
Childcare services are meeting a wall of Yes, Minister bureaucracy while they attempt to survive the blow of coronavirus.
- Lisa Bryant