We've added many more early childhood specialists to regional offices across the state. All 17 Areas now have Early Childhood Improvement Branches. Their specialist staff work with early childhood staff, services and providers. They offer advice and resources to help services bring in the Best Start, Best Life reforms.
Contact your local branch using these contact details.
Ovens Murray area
earlychildhood.improvement.OM@education.vic.gov.au
Goulburn area
earlychildhood.improvement.goulburn@education.vic.gov.au
Outer Eastern Melbourne area
earlychildhood.improvement.OE@education.vic.gov.au
Inner Eastern Melbourne area
Bayside Peninsula area
earlychildhood.Improvement.BP@education.vic.gov.au
Inner Gippsland area
earlychildhood.Improvement.IG@education.vic.gov.au
Outer Gippsland area
earlychildhood.Improvement.OG@education.vic.gov.au
Southern Melbourne
Hume Moreland area
EC.Improvement.HUMA@education.vic.gov.au
Loddon Campaspe area
earlychildhood.improvement.LC@education.vic.gov.au
North Eastern Melbourne area
earlychildhood.improvement.NEM@education.vic.gov.au
Mallee area
Barwon Area
earlychildhood.improvement.barwon@education.vic.gov.au
Brimbank Melton Area
earlychildhood.improvement.BM@education.vic.gov.au
Central Highlands Area
earlychildhood.improvement.CH@education.vic.gov.au
Western Melbourne Area
earlychildhood.improvement.WM@education.vic.gov.au
Wimmera South West Area
Regions and their area teams

Regions and their area teams Region Area teams North-Eastern Victoria Inner Eastern Melbourne
Boroondara, Manningham, Monash, Whitehorse
Outer Eastern Melbourne
Knox, Maroondah, Yarra Ranges
Goulburn
Greater Shepparton, Mitchell, Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie
Ovens Murray
Alpine, Benalla, Indigo, Mansfield, Towong, Wangaratta, Wodonga
Offices
Benalla, Glen Waverley, Seymour, Shepparton, Wangaratta and WodongaNorth-Western Victoria North Eastern Melbourne
Banyule, Darebin, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, Yarra
Hume Merri-bek
Hume, Merri-bek
Loddon Campaspe
Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Greater Bendigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander
Mallee
Buloke, Gannawarra, Mildura, Swan Hill
Offices
Bendigo, Coburg, Greensborough, Mildura and Swan HillSouth-Eastern Victoria Southern Melbourne
Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong
Bayside Peninsula
Bayside, Frankston, Glen Eira, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip, Stonnington
Inner Gippsland
Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Latrobe, South Gippsland
Outer Gippsland
East Gippsland, Wellington
Offices
Cheltenham, Dandenong, Frankston, Leongatha, Moe, Sale and WarragulSouth-Western Victoria Western Melbourne
Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley, Wyndham
Brimbank Melton
Brimbank, Melton
Central Highlands
Ararat, Ballarat, Golden Plains, Hepburn, Moorabool, Pyrenees
Barwon
Colac Otway, Greater Geelong, Queenscliffe, Surf Coast
Wimmera South West Area
Corangamite, Glenelg, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Moyne, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians, Warrnambool, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack
Offices
Ararat, Ballarat, Footscray, Geelong, Horsham, Keilor and Warrnambool- Download 'Regions and their area teams'
Regional model: Department of Education
We use a regional model to deliver education services across the state.
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