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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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!
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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.
Calling all education and care services! Get your gloves on because it's that time of year again.
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🌏 This Sunday 1 March is Clean Up Australia Day️ 🌏
Want to get your learning community involved, but it's crept up on you? Good news – you can organise a Clean Up any day of the year! 🙌
A Clean Up is a great way to inspire children to learn about the impact of litter on their local environment. 🌱
Work together with children and families to clean up your service's outdoor environment, a nearby park or bushland – it's up to you! ☀️
Find out more information and resources on the Clean Up Australia website:
📌 www.cleanup.org.au/resources/ ... See MoreSee Less
You might be hearing the term 'paramount consideration' a lot more lately.
From tomorrow, 27 February 2026, changes to the National Law will require all people in education and care services to ensure the safety, rights and best interests of children are the paramount consideration in all decisions and actions.
To help you understand what this means and how it might look in practice, ACECQA has released an information sheet:
📌 www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/Child%20safety%20-%20Understanding%20paramount%20co...
Visit the ACECQA website to learn more about the child safety changes starting tomorrow and what they mean for you:
📌 www.acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/child-safety/child-safety-what-changing
Feeling a bit lost? If you need support navigating these changes or making sure your service complies with the updated NQF, reach out to our expert consultants:📱 (03) 9486 3455
✉️ reception@itav.org.au ... See MoreSee Less
📣 Are you an OSHC professional who works with older children? Contribute to growing research on this topic!
Dr Bruce Hurst, OSHC research pioneer and board member (and long-time friend!) of It Takes A Village invites you to participate in a research project about programming for older children in OSHC.
This survey investigates how OSHC professionals think about and work with older children, building on the limited existing research in this space! ✨
The project aims to understand the successful strategies and unique challenges of working with children aged 10 to 12 years in Outside School Hours Care – and what resources and supports would help you do this better!
⚡ The survey is open until Friday 20 March – so don't delay! ⚡
Do the OSHC survey – it takes about 10 mins:
📌 q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_becl42Csz7thlxc
If you would like more information on this research project or have questions, you can contact Bruce at bruceh@unimelb.edu.au. ... See MoreSee Less