Senator CICCONE (Victoria—Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate) (17:37): Before moving general business notice of motion No. 166, I wish to inform the chamber that Senator Bilyk will also sponsor the motion. At the request of Senators Marielle Smith and Bilyk, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that it is National Children's Week from 19 to 27 October 2019; (b) recognises that: (i) the first three years of life set critical foundations for learning, development and well-being into adulthood, (ii) early childhood education and care in Australia is disproportionately funded by private sources, such as parents and families, (iii) only one in five Australian children attend a public institution for early childhood education and care – well below the OECD average, (iv) childcare costs are going up for working families, who are already struggling with stagnating wages, a slowing economy and skyrocketing costs of living, and (v) all Australian children should have access to quality education at the start of life, regardless of where they live; and (c) calls on the Federal Government to make early childhood education an economic priority, and take steps to provide long-term funding certainty for four-year-old preschool, and extend the program to three-year-olds.