The Early Childhood Agreement for children in out-of-home care (OoHC) aims to increase the participation of young children placed in OoHC in high quality early childhood education and care.
OoHC provides placement and support services to children and young people who have been assessed to be at risk by Child Protection, or where their parents are unable to care for them for a period of time.
The agreement focuses on meeting the health, learning and development, and cultural needs of children and engaging children with universal services particularly:
- Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services
- Victoria’s funded kindergarten programs including Early Start Kindergarten for three year olds.
The agreement is a partnership between the following organisations:
- Department of Education and Training
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Municipal Association of Victoria
- Early Learning Association Australia
- Victorian and Tasmanian PNH Alliance
- Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
- Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance
- Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
- Community Child Care Association
- Victorian Healthcare Association
- Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated.
Resource for Download
Early Childhood Agreement for Children in Out of Home Care (PDF)
