Advocacy
The trusted adviser in early childhood education and care
KU has continued to provide a clear voice on issues surrounding the provision of high quality early childhood education and care services, both within the sector and the community. During 2009 KU was represented in a variety of ways:
• Aboriginal Child, Youth & Family Northern Sydney Executive Group
• Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Strategy in Northern Sydney Aboriginal Parenting Book & TAFE Playgroup Facilitation Course Working Group
• Aboriginal Education Committee Sydney Archdiocese Catholic Education
• Attachment Matters Research Forum
• Australian Community Children’ s Services, NSW Branch
• Bethany Early Intervention Program, Advisory Committee
• DEEWR- National ISA Alliance and Working parties
- NSW / ACT IPSP Forum
- NSW / ACT IPSP Communications Protocols Working Party
• Early Childhood Australia( National), Board
• Early Childhood Australia( NSW), Executive Committee & Sub Committees
• Early Childhood Intervention Australia( NSW Chapter) Incorporated, Central Committee & Sub Committees
• Early Childhood Intervention Coordination Program, Local Area State Committees
• Early Childhood Physical Activity & Healthy Eating Working Group
• Families NSW, Early Communication Development Training Project
• Forum of Learning & Development in Child Protection
• Forum of Non Government Associations
• Healthy Eating & Physical Activity Guidelines in Early Childhood Settings
• Macarthur Health Service Planning & Development Committee
• NCOSS
• NSW Children’ s Services Forum & Preschool Working Party
• NSW Children’ s Services Health & Safety
Committee
• NSW Department of Human Services
- SCAN Organisations CEO Group
- Children’ s Services Regulation Review Industry Reference Group
• NSW Bankstown Early Intervention Program
• NSW CALD Project Metro North Sydney Network
• NSW Department of Education & Training Early Childhood Reference Group
• NSW Early Childhood Environmental Education Network
• NSW Early Childhood Professional Experience Council
• NSW NIFTeY
• NSW Industry Reference Group for 1:4
• NSW Food Authority Stakeholder Group
• NSW Ombudsman Investigative Forum
• NSW Ombudsman Children’ s Services Forum
• NSW Preschool Growth Program Reference Group
• NSW Risk in Play Focus
Group
• Northern Sydney Supported Playgroup Project Reference Group
• Paediatric Interagency- Campbelltown
• Peer Consultation Reference Group for Bankstown Early Intervention Program
• SCAN Area Reference Groups( Northern Sydney, Eastern Sydney, Inner West, Illawarra, Southern Sydney)
• SCAN Organisations State Meetings
• SCAN – Working Party for the Revised Guidelines 2010
• TAFE NSW Children’ s Services Industry Reference Group
• University of Western Sydney Course Advisory Committee
• Waterloo & Redfern Community Centre
• Wingecarribee Family & Community Services Centre Steering Committee
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