Inner Gippsland
First 1000 days
What's it about
We want to enable all parents to provide a thriving environment for their children in their first 1000 days
Co designing with community & families
Baw Baw, Bass Coast, South Gippsland and Latrobe
The Inner Gippsland Children & Youth Area Partnership is bringing together four teams from Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Latrobe and South Gippsland local government areas to co-design with families, services and communities local solutions.
Purpose
To co-design solutions to better support our families so they can enable a thriving environment for their children in the first 1000 days from conception to two years of age.
Intended outcomes
We are seeking to:
- deepen our understanding of how we can better support families in those critical first 1000 days
- identify the protective factors that support positive wellbeing and development for our children
- develop and test new ideas, solutions and programs to enable our children to thrive
- identify models that work and shape future programs
- develop our local understanding and learnings for better implementation
Focusing on what matters
Why the first 1000 days?
The First 1000 Days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday offers a unique window of opportunity to shape a healthier and more prosperous future for the child.
“In recent years, the perceived importance of the First 1000 Days has gained traction as new evidence emerges as to the impact of maternal nutrition on brain development, the neuroscience of infants, the long-term impacts of early childhood experiences such as stress permanently affecting characteristics and the capacity of infants to begin structured learning earlier than previously supposed”
(Arabena, K. 2014, ‘The First 1000 Days: Catalysing equity outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’, Medical Journal of Australia, 200(8):442.).
Who We Are
We're on a mission to ensure all kids receive the best start in order to grow into thriving adults
Inner Gippsland
Children & Youth Area Partnerships
The Inner Gippsland Children & Youth Area Partnerships intends to facilitate shared responsibility between government departments, local government and the community sector; and to build collective effort to ensure vulnerable children and young people are kept safe from harm and have every opportunity to succeed in life.
The Area Partnership is led by a steering group of State Government, Local Government, Community Sector organisations, Aboriginal community and other partners.
Inner Gippsland encompasses the local government areas of Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Latrobe and South Gippsland
Contact Us
want to find out more
For more information call us
Rowena Cann Principal Advisor
0429 368 397
