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Community consultation wanted on Baw Baw Shire Early Years Infrastructure Plan by 4 April 2023

Baw Baw Shire's new plan, the Municipal Early Years Infrastructure Plan (MEYIP) seeks community feedback to guide early years services, spaces and buildings for children and families.

By news@gippsland - 10th March 2023 - Back to News

Baw Baw Shire is developing a new Municipal Early Years Infrastructure Plan (MEYIP) to help guide future decisions about council's early years' services, spaces and buildings and is inviting feedback from the community.

Baw Baw Shire Council community consultation is open for the council's Municipal Early Years Infrastructure Plan from 7 March 2023 to 4 April 2023

MEYIP supports children and family

The MEYIP details a range of services provided by council to support the health, development and wellbeing of children and families in Baw Baw Shire, including:

• Maternal and child health and immunisation services
• Running playgroups and new parent programs
• Coordinating family day care services
• Kindergarten registration
• And providing buildings and spaces where early years programs and services can operate from

As part of maintaining a healthy and thriving environment for young families, council also provides accessible facilities that are important in the lives of children and families, including playgrounds and open spaces, swimming pools and leisure centres, libraries, community events and social support services.

To develop a greater understanding of the current and future needs of children aged 0 - 8 years, including the services and infrastructure they may require, community members are invited to provide their feedback to help inform the MEYIP.

How you can get involved

There are several ways to provide your feedback to be a part of planning for children and families in Baw Baw Shire by:

• Completing an online survey
• Completing a short postcard style survey that will soon be distributed to community places like kindergartens, childcare centres and libraries
• Participating in one of our pop-up engagement interviews. Stay tuned for more information about the location, times and dates
• Emailing us at Early.Years@bawbawshire.vic.gov.au

Feedback can be provided until midnight Tuesday 4 April, 2023. To learn more, go to Municipal Early Years Infrastructure Plan page.

Seeking feedback on MEYIP

Mayor Cr Annemarie McCabe said, "Our new Municipal Early Years Infrastructure Plan provides a roadmap for the infrastructure requirements and areas of change to better support early years services for our youngest residents and their families."

"We're inviting community members, relevant agencies, early years' service providers and educators to provide their feedback via the survey, email or drop-in sessions," Mayor McCabe said.

Pictures from Baw Baw shire Council Facebook page.

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