Policy and Program Perspective Nexus Seminar for Early Childhood - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Policy and Program Perspective Nexus Seminar for Early Childhood Educators and Family Support Practitioners Penny Creamer Director, Children & Family Programs Early Childhood Education and Care Department of Education and Training 10
10 October 2015
and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
In 2012 26.2% Queensland children assessed as developmentally vulnerable on one or more AEDC domains
children aged 0 to 5 are enrolled in
approved ECEC services
Family
Child
Regulated ECEC Early years of schooling
Long Day Care Family Day Care Limited Hours Care
Kindy
Prep to year 3 Outside school hours care
ECEC services Ages
Integrated services Family Support services Collective Impact Child focused activities Subsidies and grants
New Early Years Services Early Years Centres Children and Family Centres Range of family support services e.g. Parentline, Remote Area Family Support, Health and Wellbeing
Intensive ECD Support trial
Platforms trial sites Child and Family Support Hubs Playgroups
E.g. Disability Support Funding, capital grants
Early years services
Playgroups
Approved services Schools
Children and Family Centres Child and Family Hubs Early Years Centres Family support
Integrated Early Childhood Development Services
Hubs
Coordination and Collaboration of ECD Services
EYCs
Services
Special ists
ECEC
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CFCs
Services
Parent & Fam Support Child Health Child Health Parent & Fam Support ECEC
Speciali sts Cairns, Doomadgee, Ipswich, Logan, Mackay, Mareeba, Mornington Island, Mount Isa, Palm Island, Rockhampton
North Gold Coast, Caboolture, Browns Plains, Cairns Deliver or broker universal services and targeted services, referrals, multidisciplinary staff, multi-modal delivery, culturally relevant, community development and capacity building focus, partnerships. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, multidisciplinary staff, culturally relevant approaches, capacity building focus. 10 Satellites in neighbouring communities
Child
Family Services
Community
assessments
services
workers
Specialised services Early childhood education Family support programs Child and maternal health
DET-funded
Therapeutic ECEC Intensive Supported Playgroups Home visiting Parenting Programs
Led by an Early Childhood Teacher
such as Intensive Family Support, Targeted Family Support, Therapeutic Counselling Services DCCSDS-funded receiving
where appropriate