Policy and planning context A suggested format for an MEYP is set out in Format / structure of an MEYP the second part of this document. There is no required format or structure for an MEYP. There is the opportunity for flexibility so that they can reflect each council’s individual corporate planning processes, style and approach. Some councils may add the MEYP as an action plan to a larger strategy such as the Municipal Public EXAMPLE: MEYP AND COUNCIL Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHP), Council Plan or Community Plan. The MEYPs can form the PLANNING PROCESSES for a joint partnership planning approach where involvement of other local stakeholders is identified in the MEYP and these organisation corporate planning documents reflect agreed MEYP outcomes. COUNCIL PLAN Statement budgets. An example MEYPs as an element of local government integrated planning cycles is outlined to further demonstrate this Community Plan Councils have observed that the MEYP process is most effective if viewed as one of the elements process. of local government integrated planning. If utilised effectively, an MEYP has the potential to be a useful tool for embedding early years community priorities into council planning processes / Municipal Strategic Placing the MEYP process within a timeline of local government planning cycles (see example SAMPLE PLANNING TIMELINE below extracted from the Practical Guide to Municipal Public Health Planning) may assist in (extracted from the Practical to Municipal Public Health Planning) integrating MEYPs with other local planning processes. Municipal Health and Well Being Plan MEYP November 2008 November 2012 November 2016 Family & Children’s Local government elections Local government elections government elections Action Plan November 2012-13 November 2016-17 MPHP planning MPHP planning November 2009 2013 2017 MPHP due MPHP due MPHP due 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 M&CH Action Plan November September 2011 2014 State Public Health Plan due Victorian September 2015 government November 2010-11 State Public Health Plan due elections public health planning November 2010 Victorian government elections
Policy and planning context Format / structure of an MEYP There is no required format or structure for an MEYP. There is the opportunity for flexibility so that they can reflect each council’s individual corporate planning processes, style and approach. Some councils may add the MEYP as an action plan to a larger strategy such as the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHP), Council Plan or Community Plan. The MEYPs can form the for a joint partnership planning approach where involvement of other local stakeholders is identified in the MEYP and these organisation corporate planning documents reflect agreed MEYP outcomes. A suggested format for an MEYP is set out in the second part of this document. EXAMPLE: MEYP AND COUNCIL PLANNING PROCESSES COUNCIL PLAN MEYPs as an element of local government integrated planning cycles Councils have observed that the MEYP process is most effective if viewed as one of the elements of local government integrated planning. If utilised effectively, an MEYP has the potential to be a useful tool for embedding early years community priorities into council planning processes / budgets. An example is outlined to further demonstrate this process. Municipal Strategic Statement Community Plan Placing the MEYP process within a timeline of local government planning cycles (see example below extracted from the Practical Guide to Municipal Public Health Planning) may assist in integrating MEYPs with other local planning processes. SAMPLE PLANNING TIMELINE (extracted from the Practical to Municipal Public Health Planning) Municipal Health and Well Being Plan November 2008 Local government elections November 2012 Local government elections November 2012-13 November 2016 government elections November 2016-17 MEYP Family & Children’s Action Plan MPHP planning MPHP planning November 2009 MPHP due 2013 MPHP due 2017 MPHP due 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 M&CH Action Plan September 2011 State Public Health Plan due November 2010-11 public health planning November 2010 Victorian government elections September 2015 State Public Health Plan due November 2014 Victorian government elections
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