Victoria is the first Australian state or territory to give children universal access to 2 years of funded kindergarten programs before they start school. Victoria’s expansion of Three- and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten gives children the ‘gift of time’ with qualified early childhood teachers and educators, during a period of rapid brain development. Providing a longer program … Read more
Educators in services may take or record images or videos to document and communicate with you about your child’s learning and participation in early learning experiences. Sharing images and videos through overly frequent updates can sometimes occur and take the place of providing more meaningful information to families and carers. This can also impact educators’ … Read more
The aim of My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia (the Framework) is to assist educators to provide children and young people with opportunities to maximise their potential and develop a foundation for successful lifelong learning. The Framework has been designed for use by approved providers and school age care educators … Read more
The aim of Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Framework for Australia is to support early childhood providers, teachers and educators to extend and enrich children’s learning from birth to 5 years and through the transition to school. The Early Years Learning Framework (the Framework) draws on robust Australian and international evidence that confirms … Read more
In 2025 Education Ministers agreed to reforms that will increase child safety in education and care services. The reforms include changes to the Education and Care Services National Law (National Law) and the Education and Care National Regulations (Regulations), and to the information and systems provided by ACECQA to support the sector and public. Press … Read more
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) Annual Report for the 2024-25 financial year was tabled in Parliament on 30 October 2025. “Our department works to make Victoria a safer, fairer and more inclusive place. We work with some of the most at-risk people in our community. This includes children and young people, families, people … Read more
Playgroups offer children (aged 0–5) and their families a unique space to play, learn and connect. For over 40 years, playgroups have been a vital part of Australia’s early childhood landscape – helping children develop social, emotional and communication skills, while also providing parents and carers with valuable support and community connections. Despite these benefits, … Read more
In Australia, an estimated 1 in 5 people are neurodivergent – meaning their brains function, learn and process information differently to the current social and cultural norm. Neurodivergent people can have a range of clinical diagnoses but can also self-identify without a clinical diagnosis. Neurodivergence often runs in families, and a growing number of parents … Read more