- Author:
- Department of Education
- Date:
- 14 Dec 2022
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Message from the Deputy Secretary
A message from Kim Little, Deputy Secretary of Early Childhood Education.
It’s never too early to talk early childhood education
Early childhood education has everybody talking, and this video shows why parents are just as excited as their children about play-based learning.
Introducing the Victorian Kindergarten Resources microsite
Access our website to order additional signage, printed items and translated materials.
Updated Child Information Sharing Scheme resources
Visit the Child Information Sharing Scheme webpages for support in understanding the scheme and explaining it to parents and carers.
Second year of funded Four-Year-Old Kindergarten
Declarations of Eligibility for a second year of funded Four-Year-Old Kindergarten should have been submitted through each eligible child’s KIMS record by 30 November 2022.
Victorian Educational Leaders Conference coming up in February
The Best Start, Best Life 2023 Educational Leaders Conference will be held on 15 February 2023. Educational leaders will receive an email soon to register for the conference.
Final days to order Three-Year-Old Kinder Kits for 2023
Kinder Kit orders for Term 1 next year close 16 December 2022.
Long day care guidance materials
Use this practical information on implementing funded kindergarten in Victoria to support access and participation.
Hume Moreland area name change
The department’s Hume Moreland area in our North-Western Victoria region has been renamed ‘Hume Merri-bek’.
Traineeship program for early childhood educators
We are partnering with Chisholm Institute of TAFE to create 200 new jobs for early childhood education services.
Single-use plastics ban
From Wednesday 1 February 2023, problematic single-use plastics will be banned from sale or supply in Victoria.
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