Family, Youth & Children
Early Years Plan
"Creating a child friendly city''
The Early Years Plan (EYP) is defined as a local area plan designed to provide a strategic direction for the development and coordiantion of educational, care and health programs, activities and facilities for young children across a municipality.
The EYP enables councils to make more informed decisions, create more family-friendly communities and maximise resources by involving other local agencies/groups in a 'partnership' for developing and implementing the plan.
Update:
We have started discussions and consultation process for the development of the second Early Year Plan. It is anticipated this plan revised and updated will go out for public comment in September 2011.
Plan progress updates will be available on our website
History
"A Framework for Action" 2005-2009 is councils first early years plan.
Our Vision:
Port Phillip, a city where childhood is honoured and all children are cherished and supported as active citizens with a voice of their own, secure in their identity and culture; where they are able to play, learn and contribute to their environments, surrounded by nurturing adults and supportive communities.
Framework for Action 2005-2009
Implementation Plan 2005-2009
Related Information:
- Respecting Children as Active Citizens in Local Government-Report 2007-Executive Summary
- Kids Plan & Councils Response
- Conference Paper Childrens Particpation in Urban Settings-April 2009
More information
Contact us or use eServices to ask us a question, request information or give us feedback online.
Ask for the Family & Children's Services Early Years Projects Officer.
