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Tim Dornin

Gillard calls for all three-year-olds to do preschool

Former PM Julia Gillard has recommended preschool education be provided to all three-year-olds. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A royal commission into early childhood education has recommended universal preschool be extended to all South Australian three-year-olds, in a system requiring a big investment in extra funding and more staff.

Handing down her interim report on Monday, former prime minister Julia Gillard delivered 33 recommendations, urging SA to take the lead in early education through a program to begin in 2026 and be fully implemented by 2032.

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