14 January 2026
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E-bulletin 14 January 2026
Next week your service will receive a centre launch pack and gift packs for children to celebrate the launch of the roll-out of 3-year-old preschool.
Flying Start launch packs will be delivered by Friday 23 January 2026. See the Communications Pack for Partner Services for details on what you will receive, suggested social media posts and content for your newsletters.
Attachments:
Communications Pack for Partner Services
[Originally published 8 January 2026]
As we’re all aware, more support in the early years of a child’s life can be effective in reducing developmental vulnerability and positively influencing their life trajectory. Quality early childhood services can benefit all children, and the benefit is greater for children experiencing disadvantage or vulnerability. We will continue to work closely with you as our Flying Start partners to support as many 3-year-olds as possible to take up their universal entitlement from January this year.
Now is the time to maximise the number of your registrations for Term 1 2026!
As outlined in the Policy and Funding Guide, teaching and learning funding for preschool is provided per confirmed child registered – so the higher the number of your confirmed registrations, the greater the investment your service can access.
We’ve prepared a Support Pack and Checklist to help make sure all eligible children in your services are registered. Please check these out below.
Remember, your Local Team is also available to support you in understanding current and potential registrations.
Attachments:
Support Pack
Checklist
Social Media Tiles
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