Submission of feedback on the National Early Years Strategy

ARACY believes all Australian children should be loved and thriving regardless of background or circumstance. To achieve this through the Early Years strategy, ARACY advocates for:• meeting holistic wellbeing needs for children by integrated service provision• adopting evidence-based frameworks and practices such as the Nest and the Common Approach• taking action to repair child development […]

Place-based initiatives in Australia: An overview

The paper is intended to provide food for thought on the opportunities presented by current government interest in place-based approaches. Going forward there is the opportunity to learn from those who have gone before us and establish the aspirations, principles, expectations, and ways of working that will give our joint endeavours the best chance of […]

A quick guide to establishing a Community of Practice

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ARACY has been involved in several initiatives establishing Communities of Practice (CoP). The evidence of CoPs is growing with CoP participants demonstrating greater use of practice tools, better content knowledge and reporting more satisfaction with implementation supports than ‘practice as usual’ participant.  The promising evidence base of CoPs is accompanied by the understanding that CoPs employ […]