Early Childhood Connections
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| ACT Children's Plan
Provides a common policy framework for the provision of services and sets guidelines for the practical implementation of services across government, non government agencies and the community. http://www.children.act.gov.au/ |
Australian Capital Territory |
| ACT Health
Provides a range of co-ordinated health and health care services designed to deliver improved health and community well being for all. Services go to all sections of the community - individuals, families and groups with special needs. http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=1000000 |
Australian Capital Territory |
| Australia's Health 2008
The eleventh biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is the nation's authorative source of information on patterns of health and illness, determinants of health, the supply and use of health services and health service costs and performance. An essential reference and information resource for Australians with an interest in health. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/series/13 |
Commonwealth |
| Australia's Welfare 2007
The most comprehensive and authorative source of national information on welfare services in Australia. Topics include indicators of the welfare of Australia's population, ageing and aged care services, disability and disability services, assistance for housing, services for people experiencing homelessness and welfare services expenditure and labour force. It also features an extended chapter on children, youth and families. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10527 |
Commonwealth |
| Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
Records details of vaccinations given to children under the age of seven so parents are able to maintain schedules to ensure their children are fully immunised. Also useful for health professionals monitoring immunisation coverage levels and service delivery. http://www1.hic.gov.au/general/acircirgacir |
Commonwealth |
| Australian Government Child Care
Helps families to participate in the social and economic life of the community through the provision of support for child care services. http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/early_childhood/default2.htm |
Commonwealth |
| Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
Link to a range of information on Government programs and policies focusing on Stronger Families: Family Assistance, Child Support, Child Care Support. Communities are Strong: Community Support, Indigenous. Individuals Reach their Potential: Disabilities, Carers, Welfare Reform. http://www.facs.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Australian Government Nutrition and Physical Activity
Contains information on nutrition and healthy eating, physical activity and promoting healthy weight. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Nutrition+and+Physical+Activity-1 |
Commonwealth |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
The national research and information agency on issues affecting families in Australia and promotes the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia. http://www.aifs.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. http://www.aihw.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Best Start - VIC
Aims to improve the health, development, learning and well-being of all children across Victoria, from pregnancy through transition to school. http://www.beststart.vic.gov.au/ |
Victoria |
| Better Health Channel
Provides online consumer focused health and medical information. All information is quality-assured, reliable and regularly reviewed. Better Health Channel content is developed in consultation with content partners - reputable health organisations with specialised knowledge in a particular topic area. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Parenting_theme_page?open |
Victoria |
| Child Health Record
An important record for parents to use and keep for their child. The information recorded in each age range will help you understand your child's health and development and assist in the future, when it is time to enrol for preschool program and when starting school. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ecsmanagement/mch/childhealthrecord/ |
Victoria |
| Child Health Surveillance and Screening: A Critical Review of the Evidence
Undertaken to provide a systematic review of the available evidence for screening and surveillance, topic by topic. The review considers children from birth to eighteen years of age; it does not include prenatal screening activities. http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/ch42syn.htm |
Commonwealth |
| Child Support Agency (CSA)
Provides information on community organisations which provide services to assist parents on a wide range of family related issues and aims to ensure adequate support is available for all children not living with both parents. http://www.csa.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Children Youth & Families VIC
Plays a key role in the planning and provision of services to Victorian children and their families. Services broadly include Youth Services and Justice and Youth (youth justice, secondary school nursing and youth services), and Child Protection and Family Services (adoption, child protection, out-of-home care, family violence, sexual assault). http://www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au/ |
Victoria |
| community.gov.au
Provides access to online services and information for community organisations, individuals and communities. Browse the list of topics including Community Groups, Community Development and Services or use the A-Z Directory, Site Map or Search Facility. http://www.community.gov.au/Internet/MFMC/community.nsf/pages/home?opendocument |
Commonwealth |
| Department for Child Protection
Major focus is on meeting the needs of vulnerable children and families. It is responsible for protecting and caring for children, and supporting people at risk of crisis. http://www.community.wa.gov.au/DCP/ |
Western Australia |
| Department for Communities
Supports the social wellbeing and participation of our key community groups; children and young people, seniors, women, carers, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. http://www.community.wa.gov.au/DFC/ |
Western Australia |
| Department of Community Services (DoCS) NSW
Work to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and to build stronger families and communities. In particular, we help those who are vulnerable and most in need. http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCS/STANDARD/PC_101101.html |
New South Wales |
| Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
With a focus on children's rights, improves outcomes for children through responsible leadership across government and in partnership with families, communities, professionals and service providers. http://http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ |
Victoria |
| Department of Health and Families - NT
Strives to create and enhance a Territory-wide network of services which delivers continuing improvement in the health status and well-being of all Territorians. Part of this network is the number of partnerships DHCS fosters and enjoys with non-government agencies and Aboriginal Community Health Boards in health service delivery. http://www.nt.gov.au/health/ |
Northern Territory |
| Disabilities
Develops policies and manages delivery of income support payments and allowances as well as a range of programs and services for people with disabilities, their families and carers to support them and facilitate equality of access and information. http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/disabilities/nav.htm |
Commonwealth |
| Disability ACT
The role and responsibility is to plan, develop strategic policy, allocate funding and provide and monitor services for people with disability and the families that care for them. http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act |
Australian Capital Territory |
| Disability Services - VIC
Responsible for funding and providing a range of supports and services for people with intellectual, physical, sensory and dual disabilities, neurological impairments and acquired brain injury. http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/disability |
Victoria |
| Disability Services Queensland
Focuses on the provision of services and supports, community infrastructure development and the whole-of government leadership and coordination impacting on people with a disability and their families. http://www.disability.qld.gov.au/ |
Queensland |
| Early Childhood Education
Supports the early childhood centre sector to achieve the government's vision and goals for early childhood through information and resources. http://www.ecd.govt.nz/ |
New Zealand |
| Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS)
Support children with a disability or developmental delay from birth to school entry and their families. ECIS provides special education, therapy, counselling, service planning and coordination, assistance and support to access services such as kindergarten and child care. http://www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au/early-childhood-intervention/home |
Victoria |
| Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC)
A national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc |
America |
| Early Childhood Learning Resources
Develop, pilot and distribute a set of high quality, innovative early childhood resource materials that nuture and support early literacy and numeracy development of children from birth to five years. A project funded by the Australian Government, Department of Education, Science and Training and being undertaken by Monash University, University of Melbourne, Curriculum Corporation and Early Childhood Australia. http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/programmes_funding/programme_categories/early_childhood/learning_resources |
Commonwealth |
| Early Childhood Services Management - VIC
Supports the health, development, wellbeing and learning of Victorias young children by overseeing services including kindergartens and child care, maternal and child health, supported playgroups, parenting services and early childhood intervention services. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ecsmanagement/default.htm |
Victoria |
| Early Head Start National Resource Centre (EHS NRC)
Works in partnership with the infant toddler specialists at the regionally based Quality Improvement Centres (QICs) to ensure that Early Head Start programs have information and training on 'best practice' including, developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive services for infants, toddlers and their families, building effective relationships with families and creating developmentally appropriate environments. http://www.ehsnrc.org/ |
America |
| Early Years
Provides information about Early years policy, initiatives, resources, support programs and services and research projects. Allows access to brief overviews linked to further detail and associated websites, along with direct contact information. http://www.earlyyears.sa.edu.au/ |
South Australia |
| Early Years Literacy SA
Contains the latest information and materials that have been developed within the program. http://www.earlyyearsliteracy.sa.edu.au/ |
South Australia |
| Every Child Matters
The aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being. http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/ |
United Kingdom |
| Families in Australia 2008
This report provides a summary of the key issues and trends facing Australian families. It examines a selection of key topics, including fertility, caring responsibilities, economic wellbeing of families, health of family relationships and how Australians are balancing work and family responsibilities. http://www.pmc.gov.au/publications/families/ |
Commonwealth |
| Funded Agency Channel
Supports management and staff within VIC Department of Human Services funded agencies by providing easy access to information and resources to support funded agency business, provide agency specific information, transactions and interactive features within a secure environment and to support collaboration, discussion and networking throughout the human services sector. http://fac.dhs.vic.gov.au/home.aspx |
Victoria |
| Health First
Brings together information and advice that will help you better manage the health issues concerning you and your family and provides health contacts from the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding New South Wales region. http://www.healthfirst.net.au/ |
Australian Capital Territory |
| Health Insite
A wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics. Use the link to 'Life Stages and Events' to access information specific to birth and childhood health, development, parenting, safety and nutrition. Also offers an A-Z listing of Health Topics, a Conditions and Diseases list and links with areas for each state and topics for specific types of services. http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Health Translations Directory
Enables health practitioners and those working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to easily find reliable translated health information. Provides links to online multilingual resources across the health sector including government departments, peak health bodies, hospitals, community health centres and welfare agencies. http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/ |
Victoria |
| Healthy Kids Check
The Healthy Kids Check was released on 1 July 2008. MBS Items 709 and 711 will support medical practitioners and practice nurses to undertake Healthy Kids Checks to ensure every four year old child in Australia has a basic health check to see if they are healthy, fit and ready to learn when they start school. The Healthy Kids Check will promote early detection of lifestyle risk factors, delayed development and illness, and introduce guidance for healthy lifestyles and early intervention strategies. http://www.aodgp.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Healthy_Kids_Check |
Commonwealth |
| Healthy SA
Provides a single point of entry to quality assured, informative, up-to-date and locally relevant information that can provide answers to your healthcare questions. http://www.healthysa.sa.gov.au/ |
South Australia |
| Human Services Network
Both non-government and government community and welfare agencies can join together to share information and speed up online referrals through improved communications between human services agencies. http://bsdp.hsnet.nsw.gov.au/ |
New South Wales |
| Immunise Australia Program
Provides information on standard childhood immunisation, based on accurate information available at this time, to help make informed decisions about immunisation. http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Integrated Children's System
Focuses on a single approach to understanding the key processes of assessment, planning, intervention and review based on an understanding of children's developmental needs in the context of their families and communities http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/ics/ |
United Kingdom |
| mychild.gov.au
Provides information to families about Australian Government early learning and care initiatives and other issues that affect children. You will find information on different types of child care, how to access assistance with the cost of child care, as well as a searchable database of local child care services and links to other useful websites about childrens health, development and wellbeing, parenting and family support services. http://www.mychild.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| National Child Protection Clearinghouse
Collects, produces and distributes information and resources, conducts research and offers specialist advice on the latest developments in child abuse prevention, child protection and associated violence. http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/ |
Commonwealth |
| National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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. http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| National Literacy and Numeracy Week
Showcases the hard work school communities are undertaking to improve literacy and numeracy skills. Raises community awareness of the importance of all Australian students developing effective literacy and numeracy skills and builds on national initiatives to improve literacy and numeracy standards among young Australians. http://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| National Public Health Partnership's Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan - Eat Well Australia, 2000-2010
Includes sections on maternal and child health, nutrition for mothers, promoting breastfeeding, nutrition for children under five years old and nutrition for school-aged children. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-food-nphp.htm |
Commonwealth |
| Northern Territory Families
Provides information and advice for parents on parenting and child development for babies, toddlers, children and teenagers and living within the family environment. http://www.families.nt.gov.au/asp/index.asp |
Northern Territory |
| NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Aims to initiate and influence broad, positive change for children and young people, guided by legislation incorporating mutual co-operation between the Commission, government and non government agencies on laws, policies, practices and services that affect them. Also, provides information sheets for parents on a range of parenting topics. http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/ |
New South Wales |
| NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS)
Working to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young persons and to build stronger families and communities. Regulates child care services and fund services to support children who cannot live with their families and also fund and regulate adoption services. Offers services for the homeless, helps recconnect people with their families and coordinates services to meet basic welfare and recovery needs of people affected by natural and other disasters. http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCS/HOMEPAGE/HOME.htm |
New South Wales |
| NSW Health
Responsible for providing the people of NSW with the best health care. It also funds public health services, develops policy, supports the statutory role of the Minister for Health, manages public health issues and monitors the performance of the health system. http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ |
New South Wales |
| NSW Health - Parenting
A parents guide to understanding the A-Z's of children and adolescents and how to find help. Information is available in Arabic, Croatian, Italian, Macedonian, Portugese, Spanish, Thai and Turkish as well as English. http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/mhcs/topics/Parenting.html |
New South Wales |
| NYC Children's Services
Aims to affect positive change in the child welfare system by strengthening ties to key stakeholders, parents, youth, foster parents, case workers, supervisors and managers, lawyers and judges, elected officials, advocates and administrators. http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/home/home.shtml |
America |
| Office for Children Youth and Family Support
Provides a range of services to support families, from early intervention and prevention programs through to the provision of substitute care for children and young people who can no longer live at home. http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/ocyfs/ |
Australian Capital Territory |
| Office of Children's Services - Alaska
Offers information and programs on a range of topics including Healthy Families, Infant Learning and Family Nutrition. Protects children by preventing and remedying repeated abuse, neglect and the exploitation of children. http://health.hss.state.ak.us/ocs/ |
America |
| Parenting NSW
Whether your child is a toddler just learning to test the boundaries, a rebellious school child or a teenager challenging your authority, you will find some tried-and-tested advice here. http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCS/STANDARD/PC_100217.html |
New South Wales |
| Parenting SA
An initiative of the government of SA designed to promote the value of parents and to improve the quality of parenting. http://www.parenting.sa.gov.au/ |
South Australia |
| ParentLink
ParentLink is an ACT Government program which promotes positive parenting through education and the provision of information. Telephone 13 34 27. http://www.parentlink.act.gov.au |
Australian Capital Territory |
| Public Health Information Development Unit
Established to assist in the development of public health data, data systems and indicators. Committed to the development of an integrated health information system, in Australia, that can provide timely, relevant information on a broad range of health determinates across the life course. http://www.publichealth.gov.au/ |
Commonwealth |
| Public Health Nutrition
Focus on improving the health and wellbeing of whole populations. Committed to preventing disease, addressing health inequalities and the underlying determinants of health, empowering families and communities and using evidence-based approaches that ensure value for money in achieving optimal health for all Victorians. http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nutrition/ |
Victoria |
| QLD Community Child Health Service
This service aims to provide the best available health information for parents and carers of children and young people. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/cchs/default.asp |
Queensland |
| QLD Department of Communities
Provides and supports a range of services to a wide cross section of Queenslanders in need including; neglected or abused children, young offenders, people with disabilities, families experiencing domestic violence, families in crisis or threatened by breakdown or families using child care services. http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/ |
Queensland |
| QLD Health
The Queensland Department of Health aims to provide and be recognised for providing, Queenslanders with the best health and health-related services in the nation. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ |
Queensland |
| SA Department of Education and Children's Services
An education gateway to children's services providing information for existing and potential providers of care or education services. Find what childcare or education services are offered for parents with young and school-aged children needing services. Keep up to date with online curriculum, support material and training and development information for staff in government and non-government sectors. http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/ |
South Australia |
| SA Department of Health
Aims to ensure healthier, longer and better lives for all South Australians through a comprehensive and sustainable health system and works to achieve these aims by strengthening primary health care, enhancing hospital care, reforming mental health care and improving the health of Aboriginal people. http://www.health.sa.gov.au/ |
South Australia |
| SA Healthy
A government site for access to health information with aims to make it simple to search for and find, quality health information, wherever you live and whatever stage of life. http://www.healthysa.sa.gov.au/ |
South Australia |
| Sure Start
A large scale interdepartmental initiative of the UK government which aims to work with parents and children to promote the intellectual and social development of preschool children, particularly those who are disadvantaged, to ensure that they are ready to flourish when they get to school. A cornerstone of the Government's drive to tackle child poverty and social exclusion, based on firm evidence of what works. http://www.surestart.gov.uk/ |
United Kingdom |
| The Children's Plan
Sets out how the Department for Children, Schools and Families is going to achieve making the UK the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up by putting the needs of families, children and young people at the centre of everything we do. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/childrensplan/?cid=childrens_plan&type=bannerad |
United Kingdom |
