delivering workshops to support service partnering with the Queensland University providers and families to better plan, of Technology to deliver the Sleep health develop and deliver integrated responses and sleep development research project to local issues. and develop resources for early childhood professionals to apply evidence-based sleep practices and principles for children aged three to five years Intensive Early Childhood Development program supporting schools, communities, early The Projects Young Mothers for Young years services and government to develop Women program increases opportunities for local strategies to improve early childhood children of young women by focusing on development by delivering data for more early childhood development within Micah’s than 95 per cent of children in Prep from intensive family support work. the Australian Early Development Census Families can use a specially-designed commissioning Griffith University to questionnaire to identify developmental undertake a project with 46 state milestones in the first five years of their schools across three regions in 2015 children’s lives. Trained educators follow-up (extending to 115 state schools across survey completion with home visits to seven regions in 2016) to design and support families in exploring parenting skills in a warm and safe environment. Parents implement a school-based action research can also attend Group Connections to learn project incorporating active, playful and about their own and other children through creative learning experiences in Prep hands-on and fun learning activities. working with Queensland University of When families are ready, they are Technology to evaluate the effectiveness supported to participate in early childhood of supported playgroups as a model that education and care services, further builds parent capability and children’s enhancing positive child growth. early learning and development skills developing new approaches to performance accountability and investment Investment in programs which will support community to support early learning and organisations to collect, analyse and use development data for targeted action to improve community wellbeing using Results Based Effectively using and applying information, Accountability data and evidence underpins strategies and equipping early childhood education and programs to support early learning and care services with the resources, skills and development. This practice is contributing to a confidence to translate knowledge into strategic evidence base and embedding practice through the Early Years Connect research into practice to drive better outcomes project. for children and families. Key achievements in 2015–16:
delivering workshops to support service providers and families to better plan, develop and deliver integrated responses to local issues. Intensive Early Childhood Development program The Projects Young Mothers for Young Women program increases opportunities for children of young women by focusing on early childhood development within Micah’s intensive family support work. Families can use a specially-designed questionnaire to identify developmental milestones in the first five years of their children’s lives. Trained educators follow-up survey completion with home visits to support families in exploring parenting skills in a warm and safe environment. Parents can also attend Group Connections to learn about their own and other children through hands-on and fun learning activities. When families are ready, they are supported to participate in early childhood education and care services, further enhancing positive child growth. Investment in programs to support early learning and development Effectively using and applying information, data and evidence underpins strategies and programs to support early learning and development. This practice is contributing to a strategic evidence base and embedding research into practice to drive better outcomes for children and families. Key achievements in 2015–16: partnering with the Queensland University of Technology to deliver the Sleep health and sleep development research project and develop resources for early childhood professionals to apply evidence-based sleep practices and principles for children aged three to five years supporting schools, communities, early years services and government to develop local strategies to improve early childhood development by delivering data for more than 95 per cent of children in Prep from the Australian Early Development Census commissioning Griffith University to undertake a project with 46 state schools across three regions in 2015 (extending to 115 state schools across seven regions in 2016) to design and implement a school-based action research project incorporating active, playful and creative learning experiences in Prep working with Queensland University of Technology to evaluate the effectiveness of supported playgroups as a model that builds parent capability and children’s early learning and development skills developing new approaches to performance accountability and investment which will support community organisations to collect, analyse and use data for targeted action to improve community wellbeing using Results Based Accountability equipping early childhood education and care services with the resources, skills and confidence to translate knowledge into practice through the Early Years Connect project.
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