Seven new Early Parenting Centres will be built in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Frankston, Casey, Wyndham and Whittlesea. These centres will provide a critical role in ensuring parents are getting the…
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The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare have released a report on how child and family services in Victoria adapted quickly to COVID-19 challenges during the period March-June…
As part of their initiative to support families during the pandemic, the Victorian Government are providing free online resources about parenting, remote learning and managing family life during lockdown. Dr…
The program focuses on teaching children about basic dog behaviour, appropriate behaviour around dogs and what to do if approached by an unknown or aggressive dog.With most dog attacks involving…
More support will be available to educators and teachers to better prepare for children moving from kindergarten to school. A positive start to school, leading to greater and ongoing connection…
Early childhood language teachers will get the opportunity to boost their language teaching skills. The two courses being offered to language teachers will be delivered remotely in 2020. The courses…
All kinder in Victoria will be free for Term 3, and children will be supported to learn from home thanks to a relief package to support early childhood services through…
Every Victorian VCE student will be individually assessed, and any adverse impacts of coronavirus will be reflected in ATAR rankings as part of a wide-ranging process to ensure fair and…
In a media release from the Victorian State Government, Premier Daniel Andrews will continue to reduce the cost of sessional kindergarten for families and provide kinders with extra cleaning for…
Parents of two-year-old and three-year-old children can sign up to Play Learn Grow, a free and new evidence-based program developed in collaboration with parenting experts. Minister for Education James Merlino…
Dear colleagues in the Homelessness Sector, I’m writing to warmly invite you to a public event hosted by RMIT University to mark International Women’s Day 2020 The topic of the…
The Andrews Labor Government’s landmark reform to early childhood education has arrived in Yarriambiack and Northern Grampians shires. Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education Sonya Kilkenny today joined early childhood…
The Andrews Labor Government’s landmark reform to early childhood education has arrived, as hundreds of children in regional Victoria start Three-Year-Old Kindergarten from today.
Every Prep student in government schools will start their education with a new library bag and bundle of books to spark the joy of reading, thanks to the Andrews Labor…
The Andrews Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to provide Victorian families with free, expert child car seat fittings and safety checks to keep their little passengers safe.
The Andrews Labor Government is making it easier for families to secure a kindergarten place for three and four-year-old children by supporting councils to develop central enrolment schemes and simplify…