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Title: | Indigenous child care: leading the way | Contributor(s): | Sims, Margaret (author) ; Saggers, Sherry (author); Hutchins, Teresa (author); Guilfoyle, Andrew (author); Targowska, Anna (author); Jachiewicz, Stephanie (author) | Publication Date: | 2008 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3078 | Abstract: | We believe that the Australian early childhood sector is not performing well. The incidence of poor outcomes for children is increasing, and we believe that current service delivery is not capable of addressing this. We argue that, as a sector, there is an abundance of evidence of the kinds of programs and initiatives that could address our national concerns, and review some of that evidence. We also point out that there is considerable knowledge in Australia, based on Australian programmes and experience, that can be used to build a different early childhood sector with the potential to significantly impact on growing disadvantage. We conclude with the principles or themes around which such initiatives should be developed and a call to advocate for the development of such services. Appropriate services supporting all of our young children, their families and their communities, have the potential to make a huge impact on our society, and we can no longer hide from our responsibilities and avoid providing such services. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33(1), p. 56-60 | Publisher: | Early Childhood Australia Inc | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 0312-5033 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education 111707 Family Care 130102 Early Childhood Education (excl Maori) |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 940102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare 910504 Service Industries Standards and Calibrations 939901 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/australian_journal_of_early_childhood/ajec_index_abstracts/indigenous_child_care_leading_the_way.html |
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