Early Childhood Education

A educational resource website for early childhood educators, teachers and parents in Australia for children aged 0-12 years. The website provides a wide range of articles, activities, printables, EYLF templates, discussion forums, and more.

Early Childhood Australia is the peak national, non-profit, non-government organisation acting in the interests of children aged from birth to eight years.

fkaCS offers professional support to educators and professionals working with young children through consultancy and evidence-informed development that enhances pedagogy, practice, and curriculum design.

Australian Council on Educational Research (ACER)'s research in early childhood education and the early years of schooling addresses school readiness, literacy and numeracy, curriculum and standards development, quality and equity, teaching and learning, and assessment.

'The AEDC is a census - or data collection - examining how young Australian children have developed by the time they start school. The AEDC is collected every three years in schools across Australia. The AEDC community results are publicly available.'

E4Kids is a 5-year study that followed a large group of three and four year olds as they participated in childcare, kindergarten and preschool programs and through the early years of school.

Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is a major study following the development of 10,000 young people and their families from all parts of Australia.

Art Education Victoria 'aims to promote and support high quality visual arts education as an essential component of a balanced curriculum for all students at all years of schooling in Victoria.'

The ACCM, incorporating Young Media Australia, is a unique national community organisation whose members share a strong commitment to the promotion of the healthy development of Australian children. Their particular interest and expertise is in the role that media experiences play in that development.

Music Australia is a national umbrella body to advocate, promote research, provide information and services. 'The benefits of music education have been proven time and again by decades of research, and they’re experienced every day by Australian teachers and students who actively engage and participate in music making.'

The Music Trust was set up to promote music in Australia. For educators, it includes a knowledge base, and shares research and advocates for music education.

This publication is a best-practice resource that provides simple and effective ways for education and care services to help limit the spread of infectious diseases.

The Asthma Foundation of Victoria's Vision is 'to reduce the impact of Asthma and linked chronic respiratory conditions on day-to-day life.'

The Department of Health has a diverse set of responsibilities, but throughout there is a common purpose, which is reflected in the Vision statement: 'Better health and wellbeing for all Australians.'

This government site provides reliable health and medical information that is up to date, Australia specific and easy to understand.

The CCCH conducts research into the many conditions and common problems faced by children that are either preventable or can be improved if recognised and managed early. The website provides resources for professionals working with children.

Resources to support Australian Dietary Guidelines.

This Food Safety website provides information and tools that will help you keep food safe.

FSANZ is an independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. FSANZ develop and administer the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

KIDSAFE is the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia. It is an independent, non-profit, non-government charitable foundation dedicated to the prevention of unintentional death and injury to children.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research; for developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals and governments; and for providing advice on ethical behaviour in health care and in the conduct of health and medical research.

Nutrition Australia is a non-government, non-profit, community based-organisation with offices throughout Australia. Nutrition Australia is an independent, member organisation that aims to promote the health and well-being of all Australians.

This website provides an outline of OHS legislation and practical guidance for use in early childhood services. All resources are free.

The Safety Centre is focused on improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents using the clinical knowledge, experience and up-to-date data, the Royal Children's Hospital’s Safety Centre is perfectly positioned to educate the community on ways to prevent unintentional injury.

The responsibilities of WorkSafe are to: help avoid workplace injuries occurring, enforce Victoria's occupational health and safety laws, provide reasonably priced workplace injury insurance for employers, help injured workers back into the workforce, manage the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent financial practices.

This statement explains inclusion. It outlines why inclusion is important, and it sets out what is required from everyone involved in the delivery of early childhood education and care to ensure inclusion of every child.

AllPlay Learn helps to create inclusive education environments for children and young people with developmental challenges and disabilities through practical online information, courses and resources for teachers, as well as information and resources for parents, children and the community.

A Monash University School of Psychology and Psychiatry project, funded by the State Government of Victoria.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

'ECIA is the peak body for early childhood intervention in Australia, representing professionals and organisations that provide services for young children with disability and developmental delays and their families.'

Noah's Ark provides services and support for children with disabilities and additional needs. Services are available to schools, families and children's services.

TES Australia is a free teaching resource site. The Special Education Needs page provides access to 'special needs teaching activities, including sign language worksheets, dyslexia tests, games, lesson plans for gifted children, ADHD resources, Asperger's Syndrome activities and other ideas for you to use with your students.'

This position paper highlights the key issues that impede First Nations children from accessing early childhood education and care (ECEC), and provides recommendations for improving outcomes.

The position paper draws from this discussion paper, Ensuring equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the early years, prepared by SNAICC—National Voice for our Children, and Early Childhood Australia.

Sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and lived experiences with stories and videos.

The Orb is a collection of online multimedia resources designed to assist the teaching of Tasmanian Aboriginal histories and cultures. Classroom resources such as illustrations of practice, learning tasks and supplementary materials are also available through the website.

ABC's Indigenous television portal promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

National Indigenous Television (NITV) is a channel made by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Through us, you will discover a channel for all Australians.

The loss of a language is a lot more than just the loss of words. It is also the loss of identity, spirituality, cultural knowledge and values. Using the latest 3D animation technology Indigenous stories and languages come to life – records the past, preserves the present, and protects Indigenous languages and knowledge into the future.

Aboriginal Victoria broadly works on: Aboriginal policy reform, with a focus on self-determination and treaty; community strengthening and engagement; and cultural heritage management and protection.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is a world-renowned research, collections and publishing organisation. We promote knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, traditions, languages and stories, past and present.

All Australian governments are working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their communities, organisations and businesses to implement the new National Agreement on Closing the Gap at the national, state and territory, and local levels.

First Languages Australia (FLA) works to ensure that the wishes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members are voiced in key decision-making processes that impact on the current and future management of their languages. This will in turn shape the survival of Australia's traditional languages into the future.

The Indigenous Education Research unit at ACER has been involved in a number of projects which involve research that focuses on numeracy learning experiences of Indigenous students.

Links to websites providing information and resources about Australia's Indigenous peoples.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a is a not-for-profit charity that aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous children living in remote and isolated regions.

Make It Count is for educators working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners in mathematics education. It is a teaching and learning resource, and a professional learning tool.

Narragunnawali supports schools and early learning services in Australia to develop environments that foster a higher level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions. *Must create an account to access resources.

Our Yarning is a free digital library of culturally relevant education resources created by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Reconciliation Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation devoted to a just, equitable and reconciled Australia. Their purpose is to inspire and enable all Australians to contribute to the reconciliation of the nation.

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) is the national non-government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. Resources and publications are available through the website.

This website is designed to give non-Indigenous people a glimpse into the lives and cultures of Australia’s First People. Every effort has been made to capture the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures but to also keep the content simple and introductory.

The Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Resource Kit for Teachers and Students has been created to educate young people about the Stolen Generations. It makes it easy for school communities to start the conversation and inform classroom discussions using facts, real examples and stories.

The mission of VACL is to "revive, strengthen and speak our Aboriginal Language(s)". It is the peak body for Victorian Aboriginal Languages to develop partnerships with, and provide resources and information to, government and non-government and community organizations.

The Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated is the peak Koorie community organisation for education and training in Victoria. They work for the community to build success in education and training.

Each chapter reflects upon the journey of being an active adult collaborator with a child to create a digital text. It highlights the authors’ planning, decision-making and literacy teaching strategies they employed to help the child they worked with achieve their creative, meaning-making goals. This title is available through Non-Commercial Creative Commons.

Steps Professional Development resource books are available to use through Creative Commons.

The Auslan Storytime app brings stories to life for young children, particularly those learning Auslan. Download the app by NextSense from Apple Store or Google Play.

CAP THAT! is a national awareness campaign encouraging teachers to turn on captions in the classroom for learning and literacy for all students.

Established in 1945, the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not for profit, volunteer run, organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a is a not-for-profit charity that aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous children living in remote and isolated regions.

Let’s Read is a national, evidence-based early literacy initiative that promotes reading with children from birth to five years. The website contains reading tips and tricks, and ways to promote early literacy with children.

Children must learn to read, so they can read to learn. We’re working to make literacy possible for every child, anywhere.

Reading Australia was created by the not-for-profit Copyright Agency to make it easier for teachers to promote Australian texts by providing resources to support all teachers of English.

Steps Professional Development resource books are available to use through Creative Commons.

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more.

Make It Count is for educators working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners in mathematics education. It is a teaching and learning resource, and a professional learning tool.

Simple definitions for mathematical concepts.

Resources for teachers of mathematics for Foundation to year 10. Includes expert advice, teaching suggestions and classroom activities for fractions, mental computation, patterns, reasoning, statistics and geometric reasoning.

Steps Professional Development resource books are available to use through Creative Commons.

ACHPER is a 'professional association advocating for quality health and physical education curriculum, supporting professional learning of teachers and promoting active and healthy lifestyles for all Australians.'

This is an 'activity resource of over 100 traditional Indigenous games created to provide all Australians with an opportunity to learn about, appreciate and experience aspects of Indigenous culture.'

This Statement provides an overview of existing research about young children and digital technologies in four known areas of importance in early childhood education: relationships, health and wellbeing, citizenship, and play and pedagogy.

The Australian Academy of Science champions, celebrates and supports excellence in Australian science, promotes international scientific engagement, builds public awareness and understanding of science and provides independent, authoritative and influential scientific advice.

ASTA is the national professional association for teachers of science. It aims to promote the value and relevance of science, technology, engineering and innovation in our daily lives to all schools across Australia.

CSIRO offers education programs, professional development Do-it-yourself science experiments for kids and science television show, Scope.

Investigating children's use of digital technologies and produce evidence-based resources that support young children growing up in a digital world with resources for parents, carers, educators and children.

'The Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner is a one-stop-shop for online safety. The Office provides Australians a range of up-to-date information and resources, coupled with a comprehensive complaints system to assist children who experience serious cyberbullying.'

'ResourceSmart Schools is a Victorian Government initiative that helps schools benefit from embedding sustainability in everything they do.'

A professional association for all science educators. The website contains information about PDs, newsletters, student science activities and links to resources.

Links to environmental education activities for water and catchment.

Information and resources for schools, teachers and students to connect with wildlife and understand conservation issues.

This publication is designed to guide educators and professionals working with young children to implement, consider and advocate for young children’s rights in their day-to-day practice. The statement represents a joint commitment of identified key areas for action by the Australian Human Rights Commission and Early Childhood Australia.

'AAIMHI is a national organisation of professionals who work with infants, young children and their families. Our mission is to work towards improving professional and community recognition that infancy and early childhood is a critical time for the development of emotional, physical and mental health.'

This resource sheet examines legal provisions requiring specified people to report suspected child maltreatment to statutory child protection services in Australia. Resource Sheet updated July 2013.

'Be You aims to transform Australia’s approach to supporting children’s and young people’s mental health in early learning services and schools, from early years to 18.'

Support information for service providers involved in providing youth justice and youth services as well as child safety and family services.

The mission of NAPCAN is to prevent child abuse and neglect and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of every Australian child. NAPCAN is a national charity founded on concern for all children and focused on bringing about change to ensure their safety and wellbeing.

UNICEF is one of the largest development agencies dedicated to working exclusively with children. UNICEF works closely with children, women and communities as well as governments, other UN agencies, faith-based groups, non-government organisations and the private sector on behalf of all children without regard to race, creed or religion.