In partnership with fka Children’s Services (fkaCS), we have developed 2 resources to support services to engage with multilingual families:
- Engaging with multilingual families – a guide to support kindergarten services to engage with multilingual families and overcome any communication barriers. The guide includes information about creating welcoming and inclusive environments, using different ways to communicate, promoting identity and belonging, and getting the right language supports.
- Hello Kinder – an editable social story to support orientation for multilingual families and children. The booklet can include photos and features of the kindergarten service, including where children put their bag and play, and highlight routines such as drop-off and lunchtime.
These resources complement the new Engaging with multilingual families about kindergarten interactive eLearning modules, which are available on the fkaCS website.
We would love to hear about how you use these resources and engage with multilingual families at your service. To share your story, email: bsbl.change.management@education.vic.gov.au
Find out more
For more information, refer to the Supporting CALD families to engage in kindergarten webpage. This webpage also has links to translated information, and information about free interpreter and translation services.
For further enquiries, contact the Change Management team by email: bsbl.change.management@education.vic.gov.au
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