Welcome to the fkaCS eNewsletter for Term 3 2024.
Date published: 26.8.2024
Read moreAre you ready to enhance your team’s pedagogy and practice in early childhood education?
Date published: 6.8.2024
Read moreWelcome to the second fkaCS eNewsletter of 2024.
Date published: 10.7.2024
Read moreWe hope to see you on Wednesday 12 June
Date published: 12.6.2024
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Date published: 29.5.2024
Read moreThe President and Members of the Board of Management of fka Children’s Services Inc. invite you to participate in our 114th Annual General Meeting.
Date published: 20.5.2024
Read moreWelcome to the first fkaCS eNewsletter of 2024.
Date published: 27.3.2024
Read moreThe Ballarat Children's Services Expo scheduled for 28 February 2024, has been postponed until further notice.
Date published: 26.2.2024
Read moreWe will be closed for the holidays from midday, Thursday 21 December - Wednesday 10 January 2024.
Date published: 21.11.2023
Read moreWelcome to the fkaCS Members eNewsletter for Term 4 2023.
Date published: 20.11.2023
Read moreWelcome to the fkaCS Members eNewsletter for Term 3 2023.
Date published: 24.7.2023
Read moreOur membership fees for 2023-24 are changing.
Date published: 26.5.2023
Read moreWelcome to the fkaCS Members eNews for Term 2, 2023.
Date published: 9.5.2023
Read moreThe President and Members of the Board of Management of fka Children’s Services Inc. invite you to participate in our 113th AGM, featuring guest speakers author Amal Abou-Eid, and Parkville Institute Co-Directors Dr Anne Kennedy and Associate Professor Brigid Jordan AM.
Date published: 2.5.2023
Read moreRegister for the The Department of Education’s Best Start, Best Life 2023 Educational Leaders Conference.
Date published: 17.1.2023
Read morefka Children's Services wishes you a happy and relaxing holiday. Please note we will be closed from 22 December 2022 – 11 January 2023.
Date published: 21.12.2022
Read moreWelcome to the fkaCS Members eNews for Term 4, 2022.
Date published: 14.12.2022
Read moreWelcome to the fkaCS Members eNews for Term 3, 2022.
Date published: 7.10.2022
Read moreThe President and Members of the Board of Management of fka Children’s Services Inc. invite you to participate in our 112th Annual General Meeting, featuring a special launch of Dr Sue Atkinson's Possum Skin Pedagogy Resource Kits.
Date published: 7.7.2022
Read moreJoin us from 1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023
Date published: 21.6.2022
Read moreWelcome to the first fkaCS Members eNewsletter for 2022.
Date published: 7.4.2022
Read moreAn important message regarding COVID-Safe delivery of fkaCS' services in February and March.
Date published: 2.2.2022
Read moreWelcome to the last fkaCS Members eNewsletter for 2021!
Date published: 13.12.2021
Read moreThe fkaCS office and MRC will be closed from 23 December 2021 to 12 January 2022.
Date published: 1.12.2021
Read moreThe Department is seeking early childhood teachers’ and service leaders’ views on the Transition Learning and Development Statement (TLDS) and other assessment tools.
Date published: 25.11.2021
Read moreAs part of the COVID-19 vaccination roll out, all Victorians aged 16 years and above are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Date published: 30.8.2021
Read moreThe Department of Education and Training is providing additional resources to assist services and providers to explain what the Three-Year-Old Kindergarten reform is and how local families can engage with it, as well as to support efforts to recruit new staff.
Date published: 17.8.2021
Read moreWelcome to fka Children’s Services Members eNewsletter for Term 3, 2021.
Date published: 13.8.2021
Read moreEarly years professionals are encouraged to have their say on the Victorian Government's draft Education and Training Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2022-2026.
Date published: 4.8.2021
Read moreAre you an early childhood teacher/educator working in a multicultural setting in the greater Melbourne area? Melbourne Graduate School of Education researchers are seeking participants for a research project investigating early childhood teachers’ identity and belonging.
Date published: 15.7.2021
Read moreThe President and Members of the Board of Management of fka Children’s Services Inc. invite our Members to participate in the 2021 virtual Annual General Meeting.
Date published: 26.5.2021
Read moreWelcome to fka Children’s Services Members eNewsletter for Term 2, 2021!
Date published: 24.5.2021
Read moreWelcome to fka Children’s Services Members eNewsletter for Term 1, 2021!
Date published: 23.3.2021
Read moreThis week, Victoria introduced a new logo able to be used by all early childhood education and care services delivering funded kindergarten programs.
Date published: 1.3.2021
Read moreWe will be closed from Monday 21 Dec, and reopening on Monday 11 Jan 2021.
Date published: 15.12.2020
Read moreWelcome to the last fka Children's Services eNewsletter for 2020!
Date published: 8.12.2020
Read moreThe Victorian Government has produced a number of resources in community languages to ensure families and children remain safe during their return to onsite learning in Term 4.
Date published: 21.9.2020
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 3, 2020.
Date published: 15.9.2020
Read moreJoin fkaCS to discuss ideas and strategies for staying connected with multilingual families and engaging them in learning at home.
Date published: 25.8.2020
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 2, 2020.
Date published: 10.6.2020
Read moreThe Raising Children Network have developed information for families about the importance of play for their child’s ongoing learning and development, inclusive of play ideas for children across the newborn to primary age range.
Date published: 27.4.2020
Read morefkaCS believes in the importance of continuing to support education and care service professionals during this difficult time.
Date published: 9.4.2020
Read moreHow do we avoid cultural tokenism in Early Childhood? Who decides what is important? And who does it benefit?
Date published: 8.4.2020
Read moreHow do we avoid cultural tokenism in Early Childhood? Who decides what is important? And who does it benefit?
Date published: 8.4.2020
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Date published: 8.4.2020
Read moreNews and information about coronavirus (COVID-19) is available in 63 languages, courtesy of SBS.
Date published: 27.3.2020
Read moreThe fkaCS office and Multicultural Resource Centre will be closed to the public from 26 March 2020 until further notice.
Date published: 25.3.2020
Read moreThe Victorian Government have launched a public consultation process around remaking the Children's Services Regulations.
Date published: 25.2.2020
Read moreVCAA & DET would like to hear your views on how the Victorian Early Years Learning & Development Framework (2016 VEYLDF) have impacted or supported your professional practice.
Date published: 20.2.2020
Read morefkaCS Members! Register for the INSPIRE2020 Conference (27-29 Feb) and receive a special gift.
Date published: 22.1.2020
Read morefkaCS extends its deepest sympathies to all families, communities and services affected by the bushfire crisis.
Date published: 14.1.2020
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 4, 2019.
Date published: 13.12.2019
Read morefkaCS membership fees for 1 March 2020 - 28 February 2021.
Date published: 9.12.2019
Read moreThe President and Members of the Board of Management of fka Children’s Services Inc. request your company at our 2019 Annual General Meeting.
Date published: 1.11.2019
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 3, 2019.
Date published: 11.9.2019
Read moreYour invitation to attend fkaCS Professional Leaning in 2019-20.
Date published: 28.5.2019
Read moreHow do we avoid cultural tokenism in Early Childhood? Who decides what is important? And who does it benefit?
Date published: 25.5.2019
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Date published: 25.5.2019
Read moreHow do we avoid cultural tokenism in Early Childhood? Who decides what is important? And who does it benefit?
Date published: 25.5.2019
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Date published: 25.5.2019
Read moreHow do we avoid cultural tokenism in Early Childhood? Who decides what is important? And who does it benefit?
Date published: 24.5.2019
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Date published: 24.5.2019
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 2, 2019.
Date published: 23.5.2019
Read moreThe United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL2019) to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in people’s daily lives and to celebrate the important contributions they make to our culturally diverse world.
Date published: 21.5.2019
Read moreWe are excited to announce the release of Dr Priscilla M. Clarke’s publication Learning English as an Additional Language in Early Childhood, 2nd Edition.
Date published: 27.3.2019
Read moreThe Board, staff and members of fka Children’s Services extend our condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the massacre in Christchurch.
Date published: 21.3.2019
Read morefkaCS Members can now download our Days of Significance Calendar for 2019-20.
Date published: 19.2.2019
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 4, 2018.
Date published: 12.12.2018
Read moreSchool leaders, teachers, and student support services staff are invited to register for a conference to improve the delivery and sustainability of a positive climate for learning.
Date published: 26.11.2018
Read morefkaCS membership fees for 1 March 2019 - 1 March 2020.
Date published: 26.11.2018
Read moreWhat can we do to support stronger engagement and connection to our early learning communities for these children and families?
Date published: 14.11.2018
Read moreThe President and Members of the Board of Management of fka Children’s Services Inc. request your company at our 2018 Annual General Meeting.
Date published: 14.11.2018
Read morefkaCS will be closed on 5-6 November for the Melbourne Cup holiday period. We will be reopen on Wednesday 7 November.
Date published: 30.10.2018
Read moreWhat can we do to support stronger engagement and connection to our early learning communities for these children and families?
Date published: 18.10.2018
Read moreThe No Jab No Play regulations specify that parents and carers must provide the service with evidence that their child continues to be up to date with immunisations while attending the service at intervals of no greater than seven months.
Date published: 18.10.2018
Read more‘Knowledge about cultural differences can also help us pin down what all children have in common: an insatiable curiosity about the world and a love for the people around them’ - Ching-Yu Huang
Date published: 12.9.2018
Read moreWelcome to the fka Children's Services eNewsletter for Term 3, 2018.
Date published: 30.8.2018
Read morefkaCS presented at this year’s VicTESOL Symposium – the theme being Language as a Resource.
Date published: 28.8.2018
Read moreRegistrations are open for the Respectful Relationships professional learning for early childhood educators. Provided at no cost to services, the workshop will aid in building your capacity to support children to develop resilience, confidence and respectful relationships.
Date published: 15.8.2018
Read moreThe Early Childhood Language Program is being introduced by the Victoria State Government into 130 state-funded kindergartens from 2019. Services and their communities will have a say in which language is offered, if eligible, so we encourage you to take part and have your say.
Date published: 25.6.2018
Read moreThe NDIS has been described as being the most significant social reform in Australia since Medicare. With such a major change impacting on children with disability and/or developmenta l delay, what should educators know about the NDIS and what role do they also play in the scheme?
Date published: 14.6.2018
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Date published: 24.4.2018
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Date published: 21.3.2018
Read moreThis workshop is a unique opportunity to engage respectfully with Kulin knowledges in the local places where we live and work. Participants will respond to the following questions through small group discussions and hands-on learning experiences.
Date published: 14.3.2018
Read moreLet’s celebrate! Members are vital to the work we do. To say thank you, you are officially invited to the FKA Children’s Services Membership Garage Sale. All members are welcome – current, new and renewing!
Date published: 7.3.2018
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Date published: 13.2.2018
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Date published: 14.12.2017
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Date published: 4.12.2017
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Date published: 23.11.2017
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Date published: 23.11.2017
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Date published: 17.11.2017
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Date published: 17.11.2017
Read moreMarngrook is a traditional Aboriginal game played by Victoria’s First People. Marngrook was played with a possum skin ball stuffed with reeds from the creek. The game we know as AFL is based on Marngrook and Gaelic Football. This Professional Development workshop explores contemporary versions of...
Date published: 15.10.2017
Read moreGuest Presentation: The Education State Early Childhood Reform Plan and School Readiness Funding, AGM and Resource Garage Sale
Date published: 1.10.2017
Read moreIgnite the love of languages with your family! Join FKA Children's Services Multilingual Storytime and enjoy children’s stories and songs in English, Hindi, Tamil, Dari and Pashtu. Let’s celebrate the incredible diversity of Victoria and inspire wonder and curiosity about languages and the...
Date published: 15.9.2017
Read moreDuring this Professional Development workshop we will take a closer look at the Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge Story which was written by Yorta Yorta academic Dr Sue Atkinson Lopez, to reflect the revised Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).
Date published: 1.9.2017
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Date published: 17.8.2017
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Date published: 17.8.2017
Read moreWhose Country do you live on? What Language group land do you work on? What do you do when you have an Aboriginal child or student you care for and educate? Reaching out and shaping genuine and lasting relationships with local Aboriginal families and communities is an important action as a way of...
Date published: 1.8.2017
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Date published: 11.7.2017
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Date published: 11.7.2017
Read morePresented by Felicity Johnstone and Monique Thompson, Senior Speech Pathologists, North Richmond Community Health. Felicity and Monique will share current evidence with educators around Dual Language Learning and the relationship with typical speech and language development, and the occurrence of...
Date published: 1.7.2017
Read moreAction on Aboriginal Perspectives in Early Childhood (AAPEC) invites you to a professional development opportunity 'Buying the Real Thing'. Who are the traditional owners of the area that your centre is located on? Why is it important to incorporate this into your teaching and learning? Do the...
Date published: 1.7.2017
Read moreAs walkers, talkers, and place makers, Mat, Catherine and Mindy come to the project in different ways. Mat Jakobi, an Aboriginal teacher educator at Victoria University brings a commitment to embedding Aboriginal standpoints in early childhood teacher education, research and practice. Importantly,...
Date published: 15.6.2017
Read moreIncorporating bush tucker programs into the curriculum as Early Childhood Educators and Primary Teachers is a fun and tasty way of demonstrating the diversity of Indigenous knowledges and skills. It also demonstrates the strong link between Indigenous people and the land, learning ways to be...
Date published: 1.6.2017
Read moreFKA Children’s Services is pleased to announce the upcoming professional learning series Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language in Kindergarten. This professional learning is part of a suite of support available through the Kindergarten Cultural Inclusion Program delivered...
Date published: 5.4.2017
Read moreFKA Children’s Services is pleased to announce the upcoming professional learning series Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language in Kindergarten. This professional learning is part of a suite of support available through the Kindergarten Cultural Inclusion Program delivered...
Date published: 4.4.2017
Read moreFKA Children’s Services is pleased to announce the upcoming professional learning series Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language in Kindergarten. This professional learning is part of a suite of support available through the Kindergarten Cultural Inclusion Program delivered...
Date published: 3.4.2017
Read moreFKA Children’s Services is pleased to announce the upcoming professional learning series Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language in Kindergarten. This professional learning is part of a suite of support available through the Kindergarten Cultural Inclusion Program delivered...
Date published: 2.4.2017
Read moreFKA Children’s Services is pleased to announce the upcoming professional learning series Supporting Children Learning English as an Additional Language in Kindergarten. This professional learning is part of a suite of support available through the Kindergarten Cultural Inclusion Program delivered...
Date published: 1.4.2017
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Date published: 31.3.2017
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Date published: 7.2.2017
Read morePlease join us for a free professional learning opportunity as we consider culturally responsive relationships. What do responsive relationships look like in your service? How do you foster and maintain relationships in the community? Be inspired, make connections and share your experience!
Date published: 1.10.2016
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Date published: 4.8.2016
Read moreIn this interactive workshop participants will examine the meaning of collaboration, connection and partnerships within an early childhood context. Participants will explore the role of culture in the formation of authentic partnerships and will be challenged to consider their beliefs, attitude and...
Date published: 28.5.2016
Read moreInclusion Support Programme preferred providers announced...
Date published: 4.5.2016
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