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Background
The Ballarat municipality has traditionally provided Ballarat families with a range of quality services to meet identified needs of children and families. These services have undergone sporadic review and development in keeping with service, community demand, and industry requirements. In addition to the role of service provider, the Ballarat City Council has also undertaken an active role with respect to advocacy, planning, and community development.Council Action for Early Years Change
The City of Ballarats Municipal Early Years Plan (MEYP) highlights an ongoing commitment to children aged 0 to 11 years, and their families, as integral to the overall strategic development of the municipality for the coming 25 years. It has been prepared by the Family and Childrens Services and Community and Cultural Development sections of the City of Ballarat and responds to Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and Department of Human Services (DHS) requirements that all Victorian councils prepare a MEYP.The MEYP provides an opportunity to bring together a range of services along with other work being undertaken for and on behalf of children and families across the City of Ballarat; and to build planning and management infrastructures that will be readily recognised as 'children and family friendly'.
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The Municipal Early Years Plan - May 2005 (PDF - 281KB) provides a brief synopsis of the current policy context at the local, state and federal levels; an overview of the Ballarat service context and some demographic data; and a brief summation of service improvements as identified by recent reviews and other data. The Ballarat Municipal Early Years Plan concludes the paper providing a broad outline of priorities for action by the City of Ballarat for the next five years.Contact Details
For more information please contact Merran Fleming by phone 03 5320 5773 or email merranfleming@ballarat.vic.gov.au.
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