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T​raining for early childhood professionals, support for families, regulations​ for running a service.​

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    Includes closures, unwell children and staff and how to maintain good health hygiene

  • Early Childhood Leaders Conference

    Bringing together early childhood educational leaders from across Victoria

  • FUSE

    A content repository with over 25,000 educational resources mapped to Victorian curriculum frameworks

  1. Obligations to protect children

    Child Safe Standards, the law, training, mandatory reporting, and reporting to police

  2. Access KIM

    Kindergarten Info Management System

  3. Funding and grants

    To help your service maintain high standards for the children in your care and their families

  4. Understanding behaviour

    Guidance, what legislation requires, your role

  5. Training and development

    Scholarship and PD opportunities across child health, wellbeing and education in the early years

  6. Early childhood update

    News, resources and information for professionals, providers and educators

  7. Learning in the early years

    Learning frameworks, literacy toolkit, and moving to primary school

  8. Children with additional needs

    Resources, training and programs to support children with disabilities and additional needs

  9. Running a service

    Industry regulation, assessment and rating and requirements for running a service

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What's happening in early childhood?

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Changing careers to give kids their best start

A new career in early childhood education was just the start of a journey of discovery for these teachers

Kinder Kits for Three-Year-Old Kindergarten

Victorian children enrolled in funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten this year will receive a fun-filled Kinder Kit

Celebrating the statewide launch of funded Three-Year-Old Kinder

This year, 3-year-old Victorian children have access to at least 5 hours of funded kinder

Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence winners announced

Celebrate the achievements of our inspirational schools honoured at the awards

Spring school holiday activities and events

Keep your child entertained and engaged over the spring school holidays with these fun, free virtual activities and events

Inspiring books for young people by Aboriginal authors

Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors' perspectives of their history and culture

Culturally diverse books to expand young readers’ imaginations

You can explore a list of inspiring books that celebrate diversity

Transforming little lives, one day at a time

A kindergarten teacher shares how the benefits of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten are far-reaching

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