12 November 2025

Flying Start partner e-bulletin

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E-bulletin 12 November

Thank you to everyone who attended our Flying Start Webinar on Friday 7 November.

Please refer to the below links for a recap of the information shared during the session.

As always, your OECD Local Team is available to support you with any questions or feedback that you may have regarding the webinar.

Access the webinar slide deck, Q & A, and other helpful resources below:

Webinar Slides
Webinar Q&A

This webinar focussed on workforce readiness and incentives, providing Flying Start 2026 Partnering Services with information on the following topics:

  • How Local Teams will continue to support workforce readiness
  • What the Flying Start Early Childhood Teacher Incentives are and how they operate
  • Applicant eligibility requirements
  • The Launch date and overview of the e-bulletin and the Flying Start Webinar page

For further information regarding applicant eligibility for teacher location and individual incentives see Growing the Workforce on our website.

Reminder to Register for Flying Start Leaders Forum 2 - Leading Forward and Sustaining Change, hosted by the Office for Early Childhood Development in partnership with Semann and Slattery.

Held once again at the National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide, this forum builds on the conversations and learnings sparked in Forum 1 – Leading
through change and will explore what it takes to embed and sustain meaningful change as services move toward implementation in 2026.

Event details  

Who can attend?
You are eligible to attend if you are a service leader from a 3-year-old preschool partner service commencing delivery in 2026, or an approved provider organisation with more than 10 services participating in 2026 delivery.

Spaces are limited and registrations close on Tuesday 18 November at 6pm.

Your presence shapes the dialogue. Let’s keep the momentum flying.

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