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How Early Start kindergarten grants work in long day care
Early Start Kindergarten (ESK) provides eligible children with 15 hours per week of free or low-cost kindergarten, for two years before they start school. Accessing high-quality, play-based learning is a powerful way to support children's development, especially those experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage.
This information pack has all long day care services need to know about ESK.
The Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) aims to assist professionals to better support positive child wellbeing and safety outcomes. It does this by enabling specified government agencies and service providers, known as Information Sharing Entities (ISEs), to share information about children (personal, health or sensitive information), their families or relevant third parties.
Supporting children in out-of-home-care
Out-of-home care (OoHC) is the term used in Victoria to describe the living arrangement of a child who is placed in formal statutory care away from their parents or guardians. It includes placement in kinship care, foster care and residential care. This information pack has all long day care services need to know about supporting children in OoHC.
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