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Australian Directions in Indigenous Education 2005-2008

www.mceetya.edu.au/verve/_resources/Australian_Directions_in_Indigenous_Education_2005-2008.pdf

Report approved by State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers for Education and Training at the 20th MCEETYA Meeting on July 6 & 7 2006.

Speech by the Hon Maxine McKew MP at the Inaugural Keynote Speaker Forum for the Tasmanina Early Years Foundation on Tuesday 20 May 2008.

Speech

Tasmanian Early Years Foundation Newsletter

The Tasmanian Early Years Foundation Newsletter is now available.

Expert Community Forum

The Evaluation Report is now available.

Annual Report 2006 - 07

The 2006 - 07 Annual Report is now available.

Whole of Government Policy Framework for the Early Years

The Whole-of-Government Policy Framework for the Early Years was developed to provide the State Government with a clear vision, goals, principles, strategic objectives and priorities for investment and action in early childhood development in Tasmania.

Tasmania’s Early Childhood and Child Care Action Plan

This paper sets out Tasmania’s Jurisdictional Action Plan to improve health, development and learning outcomes for children with a view to increasing Tasmania’s living standards into the future. The Action Plan was developed in response to the human capital reforms identified in the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) 10-year National Reform Agenda.

The National Quality Framework for Early Education and Care: a discussion paper. 

This discussion paper provides the basis for the initial round of consultations on the development of a new national quality framework for early childhood education and care to progress these reforms.

A Picture of Australia’s Children – May 2005
www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10127 

Children and Youth News (ABS)
www.abs.gov.au/ 

Revised Kindergarten Development Check
www.education.tas.gov.au/school/educators/curriculum/kindergartencheck/ 

State of Victoria’s children report 2006
www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au/statewide-outcomes/report_2006

The Economics of Early Childhood Policy- What the Dismal Science has to Say About Investing in Children
www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP227

Status Report on Child Well-Being