Target: All children will have access to a quality early childhood education so they are ready for school
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Early childhood education enrolments
This chart shows the anticipated growth in enrolments needed in approved early childhood education programs (i.e. kindergarten programs) to achieve the target by 2020.
Source: Office for Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education and Training. The baseline represents available data when Q2 was released on 8 September 2008.
This chart shows the anticipated growth in enrolments needed in approved early childhood education programs (i.e. kindergarten programs) to achieve the target by 2020.
The proportion of 3½ to 4½ year olds in a quality early childhood education program has remained static at 29 per cent in. This is not expected to improve until the new, planned kindergarten services are opened and a new kindergarten funding scheme is implemented. As these new services are opened, the number of enrolments in approved early childhood education programs is anticipated to grow significantly from 2010–11 to 2013–14.
Progress toward the target
Reports
Toward Q2: Tomorrow's Queensland Annual Progress Report 2008-09 provides detailed information on our progress toward the 10 targets over the first year.
National Early Childhood Development Strategy - Investing in the Early Years (external site) provides the road map for action and for engaging effective partnerships across and between governments, with the non-government sector, and with families around the needs of young children. It covers children from before birth to eight years and aims to improve the health, safety, early learning and wellbeing of all children and better support disadvantaged children to reduce inequalities.
Media releases
Case studies
Travelling teachers program
Ensuring all children in remote or disadvantaged areas can access and participate in kindergarten programs is a challenge. The Queensland Government, in partnership with the Australian Government and C&K Pre-schooling Professionals, is currently testing how travelling teachers may be able to reach children in kindergartens, family day care and long day care settings.
Early Years Centres
The Queensland Government is establishing four Early Years Centres (EYCs). These centres will provide high quality, integrated early childhood education and care, family support and health services; form part of a comprehensive prevention and early intervention service system within their local community; and create strong links with existing child and family services in the community.
More information
Further reading
A Flying Start for Queensland Children (PDF, 1 MB) is a discussion paper on the future of education as part of the Queensland Government's plan to provide all Queensland children with a flying start in life.
Useful links
Last updated Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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