Thank Premier Rockliff for expanding access to free early learning!

Thank Premier Rockliff for expanding access to free early learning!

There’s exciting news out of Tasmania this week: the state government has announced it will expand free access to early childhood education and care!

This expansion falls under the Working Together program, which offers free education and care for children in the year before Kindergarten, plus support for families. Currently 19 services deliver this program. This will soon be expanded to more centres and areas across the state.

We welcome this announcement which means that more children in Tasmania will have access to free early childhood education the year before they start school. We know that this helps sets ...

There’s exciting news out of Tasmania this week: the state government has announced it will expand free access to early childhood education and care!

This expansion falls under the Working Together program, which offers free education and care for children in the year before Kindergarten, plus support for families. Currently 19 services deliver this program. This will soon be expanded to more centres and areas across the state.

We welcome this announcement which means that more children in Tasmania will have access to free early childhood education the year before they start school. We know that this helps sets children up to thrive at school.  

There’s just one thing. Quality early childhood education and care depends on early childhood educators and teachers. And right now the workforce is in crisis. To deliver on the promise of expanded access to free early education the Tasmanian government must invest in the workforce. Properly paying the people who nurture and educate our children will lead to high quality centres that are available in all areas.

Can you please send a quick letter to the Premier, using our template, to thank him and ask for the implementation of a workforce plan?

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Thank Premier Rockliff for expanding access to free early learning!

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