Early Years
Insights from parents and children help to shape learning framework
The Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) sets out outcomes and practices principles to guide early years professionals and teachers in their work with families and their children from birth through the first 8 years of a child’s life.
The framework is currently being revised in collaboration with parents, legal guardians, and their children, to help shape the development of our resources to support its implementation.
Children and Family Voices Survey
The VCAA is using an online survey to capture family/legal guardian voices, and their children's voices, to inform revision of the VEYLDF and support resources.
The survey will be live on 22 April. It has two parts.
Part 1: Family Voices. Engages the child's parents/legal guardian and collects information around what is important to them about their child's health, wellbeing, learning and development.
Part 2: Children's Voices. Engages the parents/legal guardian together with their child. Whilst engaging in play, their child is asked a series of survey questions around what is important to them about their health, wellbeing, learning and development.
The VCAA values the voice of the child as an instrumental influence on the decisions made for their education and wellbeing. We are providing a unique opportunity for children to tell us about their experiences at their early years setting and school in relation to the key concepts in the VEYLDF.
We need to get the best outcome for the revision of the VEYLDF. Listening to the views of parents/legal guardians and their children will deliver insights that will be used to help shape the revised VEYLDF and the development of resources to support its implementation.
Access the survey
For early years setting and school, register for the Early Years Update or accessing the VEYLDF Revision website.