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Early Childhood

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are twice as likely as other children to be developmentally vulnerable when they start school. Evidence suggests that access to high quality early education holds the greatest potential for improved outcomes for our children. SNAICC supports strong and enabled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander designed, managed and delivered early years services. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early years services offer a unique type of support that is culturally grounded, holistic and responsive to the needs of our children and families.

Ensuring the highest quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, and other wrap around supports for our children and their families is the primary goal of our work. We work directly with our members to advocate for sustainable, equitable and adequate funding to enable such services to meet the holistic needs of their communities, families, and children. We also seek to ensure that governments and mainstream services develop culturally safe and responsive policies and practices that increase access and improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children early in life.

Our priorities

  • Governments across Australia commit to clear targets and a national strategy to improve early childhood development outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through the Closing the Gap refresh.
  • Investment in quality Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled integrated early learning and family-focused services is prioritised.
  • There is close monitoring and public reporting of the impact of the Child Care Package on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to ensure the goal of increasing their access to quality early education and care is achieved.
  • Cultural competence of early childhood education and care providers is improved to guarantee implementation of the guiding principle in the National Quality Framework on valuing Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

COVID-19

SNAICC position on COVID-19 recovery reforms to
strengthen early years supports for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander children

Identifying Good Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Led Early Intervention and Prevention

Expression of Interest Guidelines

Expression of Interest Form

Operating an early childhood education service: supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Resources for services

 

Policy resources


Child playing in the sand at an Aboriginal-led early years centre

 

Federal Budget Proposals: Early childhood education and care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Aug 2020

 

SNAICC submission to remote and complex education environments inquiry

Mar 2020

 

Key resources on improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in early education and care services

Nov 2019

 

Successful stories to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in early childhood education

Nov 2019


SNAICC submission front cover

 

Service integration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood development: A multiple case study from NSW & Queensland

Sept 2019

SNAICC submission front cover

 

Submission to the Australian National Audit Office examination of the design and implementation of the Child Care Package

May 2019

 

Discussion paper: Ensuring Equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Early Years

Feb 2019

Working Together to Ensure Equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Early Years

 

Position paper: Working Together to Ensure Equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Early Years

Feb 2019


Submission: Close the Gap Refresh (April 2018)

 

Submission: Close the Gap refresh

April 2018

SNAICC Voice for our Children

 

Analysis of the alignment of draft Closing the Gap Targets with SNAICC positions and priorities

Jan 2019

 

Profiles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Centres

Updated Feb 2019

SNAICC Voice for our Children

 

Ensuring a fair start for our children: The need for a dedicated funding stream for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early years sector

Oct 2017


Coming Together

 

Coming Together: Journey towards integrated services

Jan 2012

 

Other resources

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