- Published by:
- Department of Education
- Date:
- 10 Oct 2024
The Early Childhood Update e-newsletter is sent to early childhood teachers and workers, but is open to anyone interested in best practice in early years education and evidence-based teaching approaches. Subscribe here to receive the e-newsletter.
Let’s celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Recognising our early childhood teachers for all the work they do to educate, inspire and empower children across Victoria.
Supporting the roll-out of Pre-Prep from 2026
See how new operational policy settings will shape Pre-Prep and the Best Start, Best Life reforms.
Early Learning Victoria enrolments open for 2025
How our ongoing commitment to early childhood education is delivering new early learning centres across the state.
Twenty kindergartens to open in 2025
How we’re building more than 2,600 kindergarten places so more families can access quality early years education.
School Saving Bonus translated information now available
Families of children currently attending Four-Year-Old Kindergarten will receive the School Saving Bonus in 2025. Access information you can share in 14 different languages.
Respectful Relationships learning program coming soon
Support children to develop resilience, confidence and respectful relationships.
Kindergarten Parent Opinion Survey 2024
Encourage parents and carers of children to take part in the survey, running from 14 October 2024 to 8 November 2024.
Promoting the Maternal and Child Health survey
Invite families and carers to give feedback on their experience accessing MCH services by 17 November 2024.
Victorian Early Years Awards finalists announced
Recognising 27 outstanding early years organisations, teachers and educators.
Reflections on a career in education
To mark World Teachers’ Day, we spoke to early childhood teacher Montana Slavik about inspiring, guiding and supporting children.
Plan ahead and support your workforce
We encourage you to start your 2025 workforce planning to help meet the needs of your service.
Kindergarten Inclusion Support program update
New online submission process to make it easier for funded services to access support.
Make your idea a reality with the 2024-25 Innovation Grants Program
Apply for grants of up to $50,000 to support your teachers and educators by 1 November 2024. To find out more, join a webinar on 15 October 2024.
Helping children from CALD families go to kindergarten
Access resources to help families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds access early childhood education.
Arrival information sessions
Sign up for an online information session and learn about the new system for kindergarten data reporting.
Updated