Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework: Birth
to 8 years (Victorian Framework) Victorian Early Years Learning
and Development Framework Victorian Early Years Learning and
Development Framework (updated March 2013, PDF - 2MB) The
Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework
(VEYLDF) has been developed by the Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development in partnership with the Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority in November 2009 for
implementation from 2010. The VEYLDF advances all children’s
learning and development from birth to eight years. It
identifies five Early Years Learning and Development Outcomes
for all children from birth to eight years linking the learning
outcomes from the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia
to the Aus/VELS curriculum in schools. The Outcomes provide a
shared language for all early childhood professionals and
families to use when planning for children’s learning and
development. The VEYLDF identifies eight Practice Princ