Victorian Early Years Awards

Celebrating the outstanding work of our early childhood sector to improve the learning, health and wellbeing of Victorian children and their families. With the permission of family, this information includes the names of Aboriginal people who have passed.

2024 Victorian Early Years Awards

Now in its 19th year, the Victorian Early Years Awards (VEYA) celebrate leadership, outstanding achievement, exceptional dedication and innovation in improving outcomes for children aged birth to eight years and their families.

The 9 award categories focus on improving engagement in learning, supporting parents, building collaborative community partnerships, improving child health and wellbeing, exemplary practice in early childhood education, leadership and significant improvement on learning and teaching practices.

Winners are recognised as the best in Victoria for their category and go on to develop and share their inspiring work with their communities. Winners of each category will receive a grant of $15,000 for professional development or to support their nominated initiative. The finalists in each category are also eligible to win the prestigious Minister’s Award, selected by the Minister for Children

With the roll out of three year old kindergarten, there's never been a better time to recognise and celebrate the great work happening every day in the early childhood sector.

Read about the 2023 VEYA winners.

Key dates

  • Check back here in April for the application dates for 2024 VEYA.

Further information

If you have any queries in regard to the Victorian Early Years Awards please email early.years.awards@education.vic.gov.au.

For information on previous award winners, please visit our Honour Roll page.

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