Our mission statement:
Early Childhood Australia will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years. |
Our values are:
- The rights of children
- Leadership, excellence and respect
- Courage, honesty and openness
- Collaboration and diversity
- Justice
- Social inclusion of children
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Early Childhood Australia
- The peak national, non-profit, non-government organisation
- Acts in the interests of young children aged from birth to eight years of age
- A knowledge broker linking quality assured early childhood knowledge and information to those who need it
- A leading early childhood publisher
Early Childhood Australia works with...
- Government, Opposition parties, and departments
- early childhood professionals
- parents and grandparents
- other carers of young children
- various peak organisations and lobby groups.
...to secure the best range of options and outcomes for young children as they grow and develop.
Membership of Early Childhood Australia enables you to:
- be a voice for young children
- receive discounted access to our quality assured publications and conferences
- be kept abreast of early childhood news and happenings
- network with others in the field through your local branch
- identify issues and influence policies concerning the care and education of young children
...and it's tax deductible for those working in the field.
Click here to become a member online.
Social justice and equity
are the cornerstones of Early Childhood Australia's advocacy and publications programs...
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Advocacy |
Publications |
As a non-profit, non-partisan organisation,
Early Childhood Australia is in an ideal position to advocate for the best interests of young children and where necessary campaign for change. | As a leading early childhood publisher,
we aim to identify and promote best practice in early childhood. |
Early Childhood Australia does this by:
- developing and advocating policies on early childhood education and care
- promoting and reviewing the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics
- contributing to the development and evaluation of government policies and programs through submissions, committee membership, delegations, and discussion with politicians and departments
- promoting increased awareness and understanding of the needs of young children and their families
- supporting informed debate and good practice in early childhood settings through its own specialist early childhood publications.
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Early Childhood Australia is the national umbrella organisation for children's services...
Early Childhood Australia sees this task as an opportunity to support the advocacy role of the children's services sector as a whole, without undermining the rights of sector peak organisations to operate and speak independently.
As part of this role, Early Childhood Australia convenes the National Children's Services Forum.
Patron of Early Childhood Australia
His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffrey AC CVO MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
For more information…
Read Early Childhood Australia's Code of Ethics for the early childhood field
Click below to read sample articles and find out more about the resources that comprise our publications program:
To become a voice for young children and receive discounts on quality assured early childhood resources, become a member of Early Childhood Australia.
Contact the National Office
T: 1800 356 900 (freecall within Australia) or +61 2 6242 1800
F: +61 2 6242 1818
E: eca@earlychildhood.org.au
ABN: 449 507 677 52
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