A Thriving Community Controlled Early Years Sector

Building an effective support system for sustainable and effective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood services

This project aimed to establish a robust Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support system for community controlled early learning services to provide much needed investment and responsive culturally safe supports into the sector. Building an effective support system for sustainable and effective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood services – the evidence base​.

‘SNAICC values the support of the Lowitja Institute in the evaluation of a pilot project to build and empower Aboriginal community-controlled services across the country to improve developmental outcomes for our children, in line with commitments in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.’
– Catherine Liddle, CEO and Project Lead

Year granted: 2020

Organisation location: Collingwood, VIC

Themes: Cultural safety, Sovereignty

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.

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