Photo gallery
Launched in 2018, Early Learning Matters Week was quickly embraced by parliamentarians and early learning services alike.
In both 2018 and 2019, Early Learning Matters Week featured visits by more than 50 federal parliamentarians to early learning services in metropolitan and regional locations. Early learning services signed up in large numbers to host visits, and were also very active on social media, promoting the importance of their work to families and the broader community.
In a year full of challenges and uncertainty, Early Learning Matters Week 2020 shined a light on the educators and early childhood professionals who support children to become confident and enthusiastic learners. The celebrations mainly took place online. Services were encouraged to share photos and videos of high-quality education and care on social media and the Early Learning Matters website.
Early Learning Matters Week 2020
Literacy starts from birth. Sharing stories from culture provides a powerful sense of belonging (Indigenous Literacy Foundation)
Celia Hammond MP and friends
Introducing to children fun hands on STEM learning with electronic foam blocks (Dr Sarika Kewalramani, Monash University)
We Matter in Kinder at Casa Bambini Blackburn
CKP Bayview Preschool know that #earlylearningmatters (Emma Boag)
Building Blocks is a mobile early learning service travelling across NE Tasmania bringing the joy and wonder of learning through play to families in rural and regional communities (Tanya Greenwood)
This week we acknowledged National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day (Tuesday 4th August)
(Waverley Family Day Care)
Children thrive in a community of relationships, culture and strong values - #earlylearningmatters (YMCA Holt Early Learning Centre)
Julian Leeser MP and friends
Educators are the key to quality early childhood experiences at Tugulawa Early Education (Karen Broomfield)
After the summer bushfires devastated our NSW South Coast community we embarked on a series of experiences for our mutual healing. The artwork shown was painted on bark from a burnt area of the bush (Broulee Family Day Care)