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09 Mar 2023... Victorian priority primary care centres (PPCCs) support local hospitals by providing care for people with conditions that require urgent attention but not an emergency response.

30 Jul 2024... A customisable letter has been written for you to provide to families with the introduction to the transition to school information sheet. This document can be easily used by your service by copying the letter onto your service letterhead, attaching it to regular newsletters or adding it to online communication to families. This information sheet explains to families the importance of sharing relevant information with schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services and how this information will be shared.  

30 Jul 2024... A customisable letter has been written for you to provide to families with the guidelines. You can add your own letterhead to this information or add the information to your family newsletters.

07 Feb 2022... Taking part in a quality kindergarten program from the age of three boosts children's learning development, health and wellbeing outcomes. All children in Victoria have access to two years of funded Kindergarten from 2022 for two years.

30 Jul 2024... Guidelines to help families complete the Transition Learning and Development Statement Early childhood services, schools, Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services and families are all partners in nurturing children’s learning and wellbeing. To make it easier to share information between services, schools and families an individual Transition Learning and Development Statement (TLDS) is written by the early childhood service for every child as they go onto school.  The TLDS shares information about your child’s learning, development and wellbeing between early childhood services and schools. It summarises your child’s interests, skills and abilities and identifies individual approaches and teaching strategies to support your child on their learning journey. Access Word formats of TLDS here . 

Health information is often particularly sensitive, therefore consumers need to be confident that their information will be handled appropriately and confidentially. This makes it critical that at the time of collecting information, the consumer is provided with information about their privacy. The consumer privacy information brochure 'Your Information, It's Private' has been developed to assist in this process.

30 May 2024... Maintaining your family language forms the foundation for all later language development. Your child can easily acquire multiple languages when they have opportunities to see, hear and communicate with strong language models.

30 Jul 2024... The most successful transition approaches prioritise ongoing communication and relationships with children and families. To ensure consistent messaging, you should begin to talk to families about transition: a positive start to school early in the year. Families should be provided with the introduction to transition to school information sheet as part of this process. This information sheet explains to families the importance of sharing relevant information with schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services and how this information will be shared. Access Word formats of these translated information sheets here . 

30 May 2024... A positive start in early childhood education is important. It is important you and your family feel welcome, safe and supported. The first days at the service are about your child getting to know other children and beginning a trusting relationship with their teachers, educators and other early childhood professionals. This resource has information on Early Childhood Education and Care services in Victoria are guided by the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).

30 Jul 2024... Starting school is a big change for children and families. Getting used to new people, places and routines can be exciting − and challenging. There’s a lot you can do to help your child have a good start to school. This fact sheet has been written for you to provide to families to explain what they can do at home to support their child to have a positive start to school. Access Word formats of these translated fact sheets here .