Children's and Family Services

Children's services have scored a high mark in my community survey. Many residents are aware of the baby boom in our suburb and worry about the capacity of our services to cope. Labor's policy offers a few discrete initiatives aimed at improving children's services.

Children’s and family services
Labor in Moreland will support families to provide an environment where children can develop to their fullest potential.

A Labor Council will play a key role in early childhood education in Moreland by:

• ensuring Councils services keep up with increasing demand and advocating for more funding to do so from other levels of Government
• advocating for more child care in Moreland
• supporting Council’s Family Day Care Service
• implementing a centralised preschool and childcare enrolment system for Moreland
• upgrading early childhood facilities in partnership with government and other agencies
• advocating for improved services for children with additional needs
• encouraging greater linkages between early childhood and health services
• improving access for all families with young children to the support systems they need
• ensure that services are responsive to children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• build a new Gowanbrae Community and Children's Centre. As well as a community house the building will accommodate kindergarten, childcare, playgroup, maternal and child health services, early intervention, allied health and family support service