This edition explores how the principle of Paramount Consideration can be embedded in everyday early childhood practice. Through current sector developments, examples of inclusive practice and reflections on language, identity and belonging, we highlight ways educators can keep children’s best interests at the centre of their work.

You will find:

• Welcoming the Updated Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) … p.2
• Wyndham Park Kindergarten: Putting Children’s Rights, Identity and Safety at the Centre … p.4
• What Bluey in Yolŋu Matha Tells Us About Representation and Belonging … p.6
• From the Multicultural Resource Centre: What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say by Davina Bell and Hilary Jean Tapper … p.7
• fkaCS Updates and Sector News … p.8
• Sector Updates and Service Information … p.11