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Baw Baw Shire Council endorsed Early Years Plan for 2024-2027 that prioritises community youngest generations
Baw Baw Shire Council endorsed the Municipal Early Years Plan 2024-2027 after extensive community consultation, prioritising children's needs and planning for their development and well-being.
This week the Baw Baw Shire Council formally endorsed the Municipal Early Years Plan 2024-2027 (MEYP), a plan that will lead council into the future and ensure the youngest generations of our community are carefully planned for and well looked after. This Plan articulates a strategic direction for the coordination and development of early years programs in Baw Baw and clarifies council's roles and responsibilities in the early years sector.
Baw Baw Shire Council endorsed the Municipal Early Years Plan 2024-2027 after extensive community consultation, prioritising children's needs and planning for their development and well-being
Community engagement success
Baw Baw Shire Mayor Cr Annemarie McCabe said that the MEYP marked an important milestone for the council and concluded extensive consultation with a broad section of the community. "Throughout the development of this plan, council engaged directly with our local children, who filled out 185 surveys for us. I think this is so fantastic, as it allows us to hear from the people who really matter in this plan and who it will affect the most."
Cr McCabe added that the MEYP stresses the importance of caring for and planning for our children's development and ensuring that council is taking responsibility for providing enough services and activities so children can thrive and prosper in Baw Baw. During its community engagement, council uncovered that places and spaces, nature-based activities and outdoor play centres and play spaces matter most to local families.
Community support services
The Mayor said, "Through this plan, council will endeavour to deliver what our community has asked for. We know that what children learn in the early years really sets the foundations for their future, so we want to ensure we contribute to a positive development in any way we can."
Baw Baw Shire Council provides and runs a Family Day Care Service, manages the Central Enrolment and Registration process for kindergartens, and employs a number of Maternal and Child Health nurses. It also runs a Preschool Field Officer Program, as well as supported playgroups.
Send your EOI
In May this year, council will host the inaugural Early Years Careers Expo, an opportunity for the community to come along and find out more about a career in this sector. Expressions of Interests to be a stallholder at this event are currently open, fill out the Early Childhood Careers Expo forms. To find out more about the Children and Families services at Baw Baw, visit Children and Families website.
Pictures from Baw Baw Shire Council website.
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