Families play an important role in supporting young children’s learning in early childhood and the early years of schools. These resources provide ideas to engage in learning at home through everyday experiences, helpful tips and ideas for bringing up children.
Browse useful links for families and educators, including resources, ideas for raising children and issues that often come up as educators and families work together in educating and caring for young children.
Access simple resources to help families support children's learning at home, linked to strategies and experiences from the toolkit. There is one family fact sheet linked to each toolkit topic. To make these accessible across our communities they have been translated into different languages.
Explore amazing resources to provide families with the advice and guidance they need. It’s categorised into ages and stages with a wide range of topics covered.
Discover resources to help you support your child’s learning in the early years and understand why learning looks different prior to school services. It includes a range of translated resources.
Listen to a team of experienced early childhood teachers talk about the importance of learning in the early years, how families can support this learning and how it links to learning at school.
Watch these animations that explore learning in the early years of a child’s life at home and early childhood services, the important role families play in their child’s learning and how this learning supports a child’s lifelong educational journey.
Find education and care services for your child. You can search in your area, service type and also see the service’s quality rating. Starting Blocks also publishes information for families on child development and starting school.
Access resources designed for families to support children to eat healthy food and participate in active play.
Get advice on how much sleep young children need and tips to support good sleep habits.
Information on supporting mental health and wellbeing in young children.
Information on vaccinations for all ages.
This is a guide that lists exclusion periods for infectious diseases and what families and educators can do to do to help their child stay healthy.
Resources to support families in their child’s early years to help give them the best start in life.
This page includes a range of resources to support families and educators alike to support the whole learning and development of children in a digital world.
The Sydney Children's Hosptital Network offers free training for families on a range of health conditions and first aid.
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