Welcome to It Takes A Village
We are the national voice of community-based education and care services.
Building a strong sector is at the heart of what we do. We support and champion early childhood and outside school hours care services, work with governments, and advocate for an Australia where every child has access to free, quality education and care.
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Professional development
We offer professional development, training and consultancy for early childhood and OSHC educators, teachers and leaders.
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Access professional development resources for early childhood and OSHC in Australia.
Become a member
Become a member today and join hundreds of early childhood and outside school hours care services that train, grow and take action with us. Membership starts at $109 for educators and just $379 for your whole service!
- 25% off all professional development and learning for single site and multi-site members, including support visits to your service
- Free phone advice for all your tricky questions
- Must-know policy and compliance updates
- Service management tools and resources
- A voice in your corner, on the issues that matter to you
- And more…
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Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
It Takes A Village acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of this nation and the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We recognise their continuing connection to culture, land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the strength of family connection and kinship within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their ongoing dedication to educating and caring for children. The sovereignty of these lands was never ceded. We support Treaty.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of people who have passed away.
We would like to thank Yorta Yorta and Gunnai artist Dixon Patten for creating this artwork which depicts our organisation’s cultural learning journey.
💫 Is it tricky for your service to participate in professional development because of its rural or regional location? 💫
Apply now for the Warrawong Professional Learning Grant, offering up to $10,000 to support training for your team! 🤩
📌 www.foresthillecf.org.au/Main.asp?_=Grants
📅 Applications are open until midnight Monday 4 May 2026.
💥 Reach out to our expert team at It Takes A Village for support with your application and to develop a training proposal.
We can create a training package tailored to your service and educator needs.
We provide customised professional learning, coaching, mentoring and practice observations on topics such as:
💡 Trauma-informed practice
💡 Supporting access, inclusion and diversity
💡 Behaviours that challenge us and emotion coaching
💡 Circle of Security Classroom and attachment-based curriculum
💡 Team building and educational leadership.
Several of our member services have successfully received this grant in the past – with our help!
So, get in touch with our team today:
📱 (03) 9486 3455
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Before children even start school, they're already noticing patterns, like who does which jobs, who gets to lead, and who is praised for being quiet or active. Left unchallenged, these messages can become lifelong beliefs.
💜 This Sunday is International Women's Day 💜
As an educator, you are in a unique position to help shape the minds of the next generation. ✨
Good news! By celebrating a day that highlights the strengths and achievements of women all over the world, children can see that all genders and all ways of being are equally capable, valued and respected. 🫶
Looking for more ways to challenge the idea that there are certain ways to 'be' a boy or girl? 💡
In the article 'Fostering respectful relationships in education and care settings' on page 6 of Embrace magazine #18, Rachael Bye, an Early Childhood Resource Officer at Darebin Council provides tips to help children shape a positive understanding of gender and look at others with fairness, respect and kindness:
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Last Friday, we held the very first meeting of the new Educational Leader Network. 🎉
Leaders gathered at the It Takes A Village Preston office, hosted by professional consultants Aisha and Anthony. 💙💜💚
It was inspiring and energising to see Educational leaders take time out of their busy roles to meet together and reflect on how they want to grow in their leadership and improve their practice. ✨
There was a diverse group of leaders in the room, with representation from Family Day Care, OSHC and early childhood services. One of our regional leaders was so excited about the session that she travelled all the way from Castlemaine to attend in person! 🙌
We look forward to more fantastic discussions in the next session in April, which will be held online to support the participation of our valued regional services. 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less