Vision & Purpose
Giving children access to quality early learning during their first years of life, setting them on a positive trajectory. We believe improving the quality of our nation’s early childhood system will give all children the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their postcode. Building a resilient, prosperous society and economy.
Driving systemic change to remove barriers preventing children accessing early learning is at the core of our work.
We believe an Australia that addresses disadvantage through early education will equal successful young people, a happier society, and a stronger economy.
Our Purpose and Approach
We aim to build systems that support warm, reciprocal relationships as the foundation of early learning and healthy child development.
Current system settings, including narratives around ‘child minding’ and the marketisation of ECEC service delivery, drive toward a transactional approach to early learning and undermine the ability of services to support high quality, reciprocal relationships.
To achieve this purpose, we target a range of system settings, including policy settings, industrial conditions, and funding models that could positively influence the ability of professionals to build high quality, positive relationships with children and families.