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Set up for Success: An Early Childhood Strategy for the ACT

Set up for Success: An Early Childhood Strategy for the ACT is our 10-year plan for early childhood education and care.

Summary

We’re committed to giving every child a fair start to life. The Set up for Success strategy will help us make sure early childhood education is:

  • high-quality, accessible and affordable
  • connected with other education, community and health services
  • able to meet every child’s needs.

We developed the plan based on national and international evidence about the importance of quality early childhood education.

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Developing the strategy

To develop Set up for Success, we worked with:

  • children
  • families
  • the early childhood education and care profession
  • the early childhood sector
  • peak bodies
  • community organisations
  • the Early Childhood Advisory Council.

Find out what we heard in the Early Childhood Strategy Consultation Report.

Read the consultation report

Phase 1 implementation plan

The Set up for Success Phase 1 Implementation Plan outlines the Phase 1 initiatives under each of the strategy’s 4 foundations.

It highlights how the initiatives link to research evidence, partnerships and long-term outcomes.

We held a consultation process in 2022 to seek input from the ECEC sector, families, educators, the wider community and across government. We captured what we heard in the consultation on key initiatives under Phase 1 Final Report.

The Phase 1 Evaluation Report evaluates the implementation of the strategy from January 2020 to December 2022.

Read the Phase 1 implementation plan and reports

Phase 2 implementation plan

The Set up for Success Phase 2 Implementation Plan outlines the Phase 2 initiatives under each of the strategy’s 4 foundations.

It builds on the actions outlined in the Phase 1 Implementation Plan and the findings of the Phase 1 Evaluation Report.

Read the Phase 2 implementation plan

Implementing the initiatives

Find out how we are implementing the Set up for Success initiatives.