Resources

Starting Blocks – Your first step into Early Childhood Care and education

A family friendly resource available to help new parents answer child care questions and better understand the benefits of early childhood education and care. It offers helpful tips for parents on early childhood development and what to look for to ensure their child gets a quality care and learning experience. Starting Blocks is brought to you by ACECQA.

http://www.startingblocks.gov.au

Department of Education and training

Through a range of policies and programs, the Department of Education and Training helps to provide families with access to quality early childhood education.

https://www.education.gov.au/early-learning

ACECQA

http://acecqa.gov.au/families

Department of Social Services

The Department of Social Services is responsible for helping to support Australian families and children. The Families and Children section of this website provides detailed information on the various forms of assistance available including programs, services, benefits and payments.

https://www.dss.gov.au

Department of Human Services

The Department of Human Services is responsible for the development of Australian Government service delivery policy and offers a range of social, health and other payments and services. Support is available through Medicare, Centrelink, the Child Support program, CRS Australia and Australian Hearing.

https://www.humanservices.gov.au/

Early Childhood Intervention Australia

Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA) is a national forum for promotion of early intervention for infants and young children with developmental delays or disabilities and their families, including workshops, seminars and conferences to facilitate quality service provision.

http://www.ecia.org.au/

Family Assistance Office

Family Assistance offices have been set up in Medicare offices and Centrelink Customer Service Centres across the country, offering a range of payments to support families with their work and family responsibilities. It gives Australian families better access to government services. Instead of going to different agencies to get family assistance, families are able to get all their payments from just one place – the Family Assistance Office. Financial assistance includes the Family Tax Benefit, Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate and Baby Bonus. The Family Assistance Program is the responsibility of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

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Kidsafe

Kidsafe is dedicated to the prevention of injuries in children under 15 years.

http://www.kidsafe.com.au/

Mychild

Mychild is Australia’s online childcare portal containing information for families, carers and providers. The website provides information about children’s early learning, care and wellbeing. It includes information on different types of childcare, how to access help with the cost of childcare, a searchable database of local child care services, other relevant links and support.

http://mychild.gov.au/

Play Group Australia

Playgroup Australia is the national peak and administrative body for playgroups in Australia.

http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/

Raising Children Network

The Raising Children Network Website provides centralised, Australian-focused, evidence based information for parents and carers of children from birth to fifteen years of age. It also provides information for those who work with parents.

http://raisingchildren.net.au/

Breast Feeding Association Australia

Australia’s leading authority on breastfeeding

https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/

Westmead Children’s Hospital

http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers

Immunisation Australia

Information and Services relating to Immunisation including the immunisation schedule.

http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/

Munch and Move

NSW Health initiative that supports the healthy development of children birth to 5 years by promoting physical activity, healthy eating and reduced small screen time (e.g. watching TV or DVDs, playing on computers and small hand-held games devices).

https://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/parents-carers.aspx

Eat For Health

Advice about the amount and kinds of foods that we need to eat for health and wellbeing.

https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/

Tresillian

Tresillian is an early parenting service offering families guidance in the early years of their child’s life.

https://www.tresillian.org.au/