Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

For early childhood educators

• Foundations for Success—a resource to help early childhood education and care services to deliver a quality early learning program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

For families

Postcards and posters

• Free kindy postcard—a kindy explainer postcard for families.
• Kindy songline postcard—the kindy songline represents the positive kindy experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Use this postcard to share the kindy songline and its elements with families.
• Let's yarn about kindy in Toowoomba suite of posters—elders and community leaders in Toowoomba have been yarning about kindy. Use these posters to promote the benefits of culture and education in the early years.
• Let's yarn about kindy in Cunnamulla suite of posters—elders and community leaders in Cunnamulla have been yarning about kindy. Use these posters to promote the benefits of culture and education in the early years.
• Ngana Waguna Woori Mumba poster—this poster is a representation of Ngana Waguna Woori Mumba, which is an artwork that was created by community members and artists around Queensland to represent the early learning journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Videos

• Let's yarn about kindy videos, transcript—elders and community leaders yarn about the importance of culture and education in the early years, especially at kindy.
• Kindy counts! in the Torres Strait, transcript—with a friend, Aunty Wasie started the first kindergarten in the Torres Strait in 1966. Listen to her story.
• Ray Sambo talks about the benefits of kindy, transcript—Cairns community member Ray Sambo spoke to parents and carers in Far North Queensland to discover more about their experiences of kindergarten and early years education.
• Elders as storytellers, transcript—elders and community members throughout Queensland have shared their stories about connecting culture, Country, knowledge and early learning. Watch the videos on the Big Learning Life website.
• Ngana Waguna Woori Mumba—Ngana Waguna Woori Mumba, meaning 'we grow children together' in the Alice River language of the Inigai country, is an artwork created by artist Suzanne Thompson, through collaboration with community groups and families. Watch the artwork come to life in this animation.
• Jess's early learning story, transcript—an animation of four-year-old Jess, who takes us on a journey through her early learning experiences in the home and community, meeting her first teachers, her parents and family.
• Kindy transition statements videos, transcript—at​ kindy, your child makes new friends, develops new interests and strengths, and learns so much as they play. Find out how to share their learning and development with your child's new school teacher.