We all know that early childhood experiences have a significant influence on a young person's life trajectory, which is why the early years are a key opportunity for preventative and early intervention support.
Putting Queensland Kids First is about setting young Queenslanders on a positive and healthy pathway through education, skills and employment.
Key components of the proposed package include:
- Wellbeing from conception and the earliest years of life - ensuring children are born healthy, raised strong in their families and are supported to meet development milestones so they have the right foundations for lifelong wellbeing.
- Supporting families and strengthening communities - strengthening families and communities and responding to the needs of parents, caregivers and kin, to create the best conditions for children and young people's health and wellbeing.
- Identifying and responding to needs for healthy development and positive life courses - supporting young Queenslanders' healthy development through the earliest possible access to appropriate needs identification and targeted interventions
- Supporting confident transitions into learning, education and training - encouraging confident transitions from home to early childhood settings, to school and across key phases of learning to set strong foundations for future learning and pathways
- Partnering for integrated, place-based, and First Nations-led delivery - building collaborative partnerships with non-government organisations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations to address local needs.
I'm really keen for our neighbourhood to have a say on this, so if you're interested in a better for all Queenslanders, a better start for local kids, click on the link below:
https://bit.ly/PuttingQldKids1st
Consultation is open until Wednesday 21st February 2024.
Greater detail is outlined in the Putting Queensland Kids First Consultation Draft
