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THE HON KATE ELLIS MP
MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION
AND CHILD CARE
THE HON PETER GARRETT MP
MINISTER FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
MEDIA RELEASE
8 July 2011
Enriching children's lives outside school hours
Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care, Kate Ellis, and Minister for Early Childhood, Peter Garrett, today announced their support of the Council of Australian Governments' first national framework for school aged care.
Ms Ellis said the framework, My Time, Our Place - Framework for School Age Care in Australia, is about helping kids to build relationships and develop important life skills.
"The framework was developed with the consultation of kids, academics, families and carers of school age children," Ms Ellis said.
"My Time, Our Place draws on international evidence that at an early age kids learn and develop the skills and behaviours required for a successful future as an adult."
Minister for Early Childhood, Peter Garrett, said the framework is a part of the Australian Government's vision that all children should have the best start in life to create a better future for themselves and for the nation.
"It is important we think about how we engage with our children, as parents, as carers and as teachers, to provide them with opportunities to learn, to explore and to develop socially," Mr Garrett said.
Ms Ellis said the Australian Government is working with key industry organisations, including the National Out of School Hours Services Association, to develop support materials, which was a key request during the consultation period.
"The support materials we are developing - including online resources, an interactive on-line learning forum, an educators' guide, Q&A panels, lectures and monthly newsletters - are all crucial to the implementation and success of My Time, Our Place," Ms Ellis said.
The materials are expected to be finalised in time for services to engage prior to the implementation of the National Quality Framework.
My Time, Our Place builds on the Early Years Learning Framework released in July 2009.
The framework is a part of the Australia Government's National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care, which commences in January 2012.
The Australian Government is already providing $16.4 billion to support families with the cost of child care annually, and $61.3 million over four years for the implementation of the National Quality Framework.
For more information about the National Quality Agenda visit www.deewr.gov.au/earlychildhood.