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Tasmanian Early Years Foundation

The Tasmanian Early Years Foundation (TEYF) supports and promotes the wellbeing, development and learning of Tasmanian children up to the age of 6 years.

The Foundation provides opportunities, in partnership with the Tasmanian community, to support children and their families and raise awareness and a commitment to the early years of childhood (birth - 6 years).

Latest news

Tasmanian Leaders Program Scholarships (16 Feb 2010)
The Foundation has awarded three scholarships under the Tasmanian Leaders Program. Read more...
DHHS Kids Come First Report 2009 (30 Nov 2009)
The Kids Come First project is a whole-of-Government initiative to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Tasmanian children and young people. The project has published its first report to help inform planning and effectively target resources. Read more...
Tasmanian Early Years Foundation Annual Report 2008-09 (30 Oct 2009)
The Foundation's 2008-09 Annual Report has been published. Read more...
Tasmanian Early Years Foundation- UTAS Postgraduate Scholarship Program (11 Aug 2009)
To further research into the early years of life, the Foundation are supporting two scholarships for students undertaking a postgraduate education degree (masters or PhD) incorporating research into the field of children’s early learning and development and/or research into the development and education of early years professionals in Tasmania. Read more...
Research report launched (30 Jun 2009)
Outcome in the Early Years: The State of Tasmania’s Young Children 2009 - A report on the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation’s Outcomes Framework was launched on 30 June 2009 at Bellerive Primary School. Read more...

Upcoming events

Keynote Speaker Forum - 12 March 2010

This year's Keynote Speaker Forum will feature Dr Paul Dworkin of the University of Connecticut. Dr Dworkin will be talking on the early detection of health and development problems in young people, an issue on which he is an internationally recognised authority.

Find out more about this event (including registration information)

Previous events

Parenting in the Early Years Conference

A one-day conference was held for service providers in Hobart on 13 May 2009 highlighting the critical importance of effective engagement with parents during the early childhood years. The conference, presented by The Tasmanian Early Years Foundation, Good Beginnings Australia and Mission Australia, was opened by Premier David Bartlett MP and featured a nationally renowned collection of guest speakers. The conference provided opportunities for practitioners to explore recent research and practice to support families in their complex role of parenting young children.

Review the conference program

Read the guest speaker presentations:

Professor Graham Vimpani AM

Professor Vimpani, the head of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Newcastle and Chair, Board of NIFTeY, presented the conference keynote address. Professor Vimpani spoke about promoting child development through social justice and early intervention strategies to support the needs of families with young children.

Download Prof. Vimpani's presentation

Professor Julie Quinlivan Teenage Pregnancy – Improving Outcomes with a Proposed “Triad of Care”

Professor Quinlivan is Dean of the University of Notre Dame Australia and Executive Dean of the College of Medicine. Professor Quinlivan spoke about teenage pregnancy and the difference education, training and support can have on outcomes for teenage mothers and how it can help to break the ongoing cycle of disadvantage.

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Dr Richard Fletcher – The known and the unknown - Engaging with Fathers

Dr Fletcher is a lecturer in Health Studies in the Discipline of Paediatrics at the University of Newcastle and Team Leader of ‘The Engaging Fathers Project’, at the Family Action Centre. Dr Fletcher spoke about the father’s importance and impact on a baby’s development from birth and how to successfully deliver services to fathers as part of the support given to families.

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The Incredible Years – with Ms Dorothy Abbot, Mr Andrew Lawrence and Dr Gareth Furber

Ms Dorothy Abbot and her colleagues administer an Incredible Years program in Australia which aims to reduce childhood aggression, behaviour problems and promote social competence. The presentation focussed on the Incredible Years Series including history, content, programs in other countries, and the presenters’ experiences of delivery some of the programs in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health service in South Australia.

Download The Incredible Years presentation