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Early years

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​​​​​​​​​​​The interaction between families, carers, early childhood education and care services and schools plays a key role in a child's early development. Choose from the options below to discover more about the early years and how you can support children through this important phase.

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earlylearning@home

There are many fun and interesting things parents can do to support their child’s learning at home.

Options for care and early learning

Find out about each type of early childhood education and care service.

Find an early childhood service

Access options to help you find an early childhood service.

Kindergarten (kindy)

Learn about Queensland kindergarten programs where children learn through play, make new friends and get ready for school.

Inclusion of children with disability

Information for providers and families to support the inclusion of children with disability at early childhood education and care services.

Connect 4 Children

Working together to give all children a great start, with local solutions for local priorities.

Age-appropriate pedagogies

Supporting early years teachers to apply a range and balance of quality teaching approaches.

Transitions in the early years

Information for families, early childhood services and schools to support positive transitions in the early years. From home, into kindy and to school.

Activities and resources

Access resources, activities, tips and videos to assist families, early childhood education and care providers, and schools to support early learning.

Early Years Connect

Access professional development resources tailored to early childhood educators working with children with disability and/or complex additional needs.

Translated resources

Access the translated versions of early years activities and resources.

Queensland’s Early Childhood Development Story

This is the story of how children grow well.

Early childhood service closures

Requirements for notifying the department of emergency closures.

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Last updated 12 July 2022