CYDA’s response to the Australian Government’s Early Years Strategy Discussion Paper

CYDA supports the development of the Australian Government's Early Years Strategy. In our response to the government's discussion paper on the strategy, released in February 2023, CYDA has made the following recommendations:

Recommendation 1: Foreground the Strategy with anti-ableism framing.

Recommendation 2: Reform through co-design.

Recommendation 3: Prioritising the needs of diverse groups through universal design/thinking.

Recommendation 4: Realise an aspirational vision of early childhood for children with disability.

Recommendation 5: Prioritise polices that give children with disability the best start in life.

Recommendation 6: The Strategy should reflect human rights principles.

Recommendation 7: The Strategy should address data and evidence gaps.

You can find more detail by downloading the full submission using the links above.