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12 August 2026

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Last week you will have received your Flying Start Partnership Plan, complete with information and funding amounts specific to your service.

To help you with the planning process, make sure to visit the Partner Portal to access resources that will step you through each planning stage and best support children's outcomes.

We’ve also added some additional materials to support you:

You can also see the slides from the most recent webinar.

Visit the planning process page and explore the materials.

We’re especially proud of the artwork 'Padninthi Kumangka Muna Padni: Walking Together from the Beginning' by Allan Sumner, a descendant of the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, and Yankunytjatjara people.

The Aboriginal Early Childhood Strategy artwork reflects a Culturally safe and supportive system where children, families and Communities are respected, and where relationships are central.

Each element has a different meaning but together the artwork reflects a shared responsibility to nurture and support Aboriginal children in their early years.

We thank Allan Sumner and the team at We Create Print Deliver for developing an artwork that stands as a visual expression of the Aboriginal Early Childhood Strategy and its Theory of Change - grounded in connection, guided by Culture and shaped through partnership.

Learn more about the Aboriginal Early Childhood Strategy artwork and its meaning on our website.

The Provisionally Registered Teachers Mentoring Program supports provisionally registered teachers (PRTs) transition to full registration through tailored mentoring opportunities with experienced early childhood teachers (ECTs).

Expressions of Interest are now open via the Early Childhood Australia website, inviting both PRTs and experienced ECTs to join this free program.

The program supports your service through:

  • tailored mentoring opportunities to your PRT, helping them navigate the requirements to progress to full registration.
  • recognition and support for your experienced teachers’ leadership capabilities through meaningful relationships with teachers early in their career and access to professional development opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills.

Services with a teacher participating in the program - either as a PRT mentee or ECT mentor - will receive funding to acknowledge their commitment to supporting workforce development and strengthening the early childhood sector.

Find out more and apply on the ECA website

National child safety training is mandatory for everybody working or volunteering in early childhood education and care services regulated under the NQF.

Existing workforce staff and volunteers must complete the foundation training by 27 August 2026.

New staff or volunteers must complete the training within 14 days of being employed, engaged or appointed at the service - or before they start working directly with children (whichever comes first).

Further information about the training, including how to register is available on the National Child Safety website

Make sure to catch-up on the slide decks and Q+As from the recent webinars:

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