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Updated 27 January 2010

Belonging, Being and Becoming—The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia which the Commonwealth Government says describes ‘the principles, practice and outcomes essential to support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years of age, as well as their transition to school’ has now been released.

It is the intention of the Commonwealth Government that the Framework will ‘underpin universal access to early childhood education and be incorporated in the National Quality Standard in order to ensure delivery of nationally consistent and quality early childhood education’.

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has endorsed the Framework. Implementation of the Framework will now commence.

In their fact sheet about the Framework the Commonwealth Government states that ‘it is expected that early childhood settings will need to provide evidence of their use of the Early Years Learning Framework in designing and delivering their early learning programs’.

So what happens now?

PSCQ, like the Professional Support Coordinators in other states and territories, will have a key role in assisting services to implement the Early Years Learning Framework within their service, and a range of professional support options are currently being developed.

In addition, the Government has commissioned an Educator’s Guide to the Framework which is expected to be released in October. They are working together with state and territory governments to develop a range of support strategies for children’s services to implement the Framework.

PSCQ suggests that services familiarise themselves with the Framework available at:
Early Years Learning Framework (PDF)

There is also a general fact sheet on the Framework at:
Early Years Framework Fact Sheet (PDF)

and a parents’ guide to the Framework at:
Early Years Framework Parents’ Guide (PDF)

The Early Years Learning Framework is one part of the Early Childhood Reforms endorsed by COAG. PSCQ will disseminate information on other aspects of the reforms as soon as they become available.

Please also refer to:

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)

Office for Early Childhood Education and Care

Related Resources

EYLF Team Meeting Package: User Guide
The EYLF Team Meeting Package is a useful approach to helping early childhood educators reflect upon Belonging, Being and Becoming, The Early Years Learning Framework, within the setting. A User Guide to this package has been produced.

National Early Childhood Reform Agenda Update (By DEEWR QLD Office)
October 2009
August 2009

Trialing the draft Early Years Learning Framework: Our experience
(By The Gowrie QLD, Inc)

Yarning Circles July 2009: Early Years Learning Framework
(presentation by Sandra Cheeseman)

Big Picture Series: Early Years Learning Framework
September 14, 2009
National Reform Agenda (DEEWR) presentation
Office for Early Childhood Education and Care presentation