The co-location of the HGLC-Craigieburn preschool and library facilitated visits by children and alternative learning sessions such as story time and literacy activities. Preschools within the municipality continued to have bilingual storytelling opportunities within their services. Council explored opportunities to create a bush kinder, which is a model that operates from local parks and encourages children's knowledge of and appreciation for the natural environment. This model will be further explored in 2018/19. Provide ongoing and Diversity’ professional Community Completed An organisational survey to determine specific skill gaps and ‘Access development and training opportunities to staff across all Services identify needs across Council departments was completed and libraries, childcare and preschool centres. presented to the Hume Disability Social Inclusion Committee. Information gathered from the survey will be used to identify specific training needs to equip staff in dealing with disability related matters. attended professional development training around diversity including, Children with Additional Needs, Trauma Informed Practice, Gender Stereotypes and the Impact on Family Violence, Play Deficit Disorder, a Refugee and Asylum Seeker Workshop, and sessions with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association to engage Aboriginal communities and families. – COMMUNITY EXPECTATION (from Hume Horizons 2040) Council’s Role Advocate, Facilitator, Young children are developed into confident learners from birth and have access to high-quality education Service Provider Action Division Progress Description of Progress Continue to deliver a range of early childhood literacy and Community Completed Early childhood literacy and learning programs in 2017/18 learning programs including: iTots, makerspace and bilingual Services included: story time. The new Bilingual Storytime Program was introduced in July 2017 in collaboration with VICSEG.
The co-location of the HGLC-Craigieburn preschool and library facilitated visits by children and alternative learning sessions such as story time and literacy activities. Preschools within the municipality continued to have bilingual storytelling opportunities within their services. Council explored opportunities to create a bush kinder, which is a model that operates from local parks and encourages children's knowledge of and appreciation for the natural environment. This model will be further explored in 2018/19. Provide ongoing ‘Access and Diversity’ professional development and training opportunities to staff across all libraries, childcare and preschool centres. Community Services Completed An organisational survey to determine specific skill gaps and identify needs across Council departments was completed and presented to the Hume Disability Social Inclusion Committee. Information gathered from the survey will be used to identify specific training needs to equip staff in dealing with disability related matters. attended professional development training around diversity including, Children with Additional Needs, Trauma Informed Practice, Gender Stereotypes and the Impact on Family Violence, Play Deficit Disorder, a Refugee and Asylum Seeker Workshop, and sessions with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association – to engage Aboriginal communities and families. COMMUNITY EXPECTATION (from Hume Horizons 2040) Council’s Role Young children are developed into confident learners from birth and have access to high-quality education Advocate, Facilitator, Service Provider Action Division Progress Description of Progress Continue to deliver a range of early childhood literacy and learning programs including: iTots, makerspace and bilingual story time. Community Services Completed Early childhood literacy and learning programs in 2017/18 included: The new Bilingual Storytime Program was introduced in July 2017 in collaboration with VICSEG.
council_plan_2017-2021_2017-2018_actions_final_progress_report.docx