Families can now access new child development videos under Brighter Beginnings initiative

The New South Wales Government has released a series of new videos to support parents during children’s first 2,000 days of life. 

Developed as part of the NSW Government’s Brighter Beginnings initiative, the ‘Building Brains’ video series will help parents better understand their child’s important developmental targets like how to play, learn, speak, act and move.

“We are encouraging parents and carers to take their children for the health and developmental checks that are so crucial in the first 2,000 days of life. These videos are designed to help parents and carers understand why these checks are so important,” said NSW Health Deputy Secretary Health System Strategy and Planning Deb Willcox. 

“We know early intervention is key to supporting children who may not be meeting their developmental milestones. These resources also help parents recognise the signs faster, allowing us to provide children and families with appropriate supports sooner.”

The Brighter Beginnings initiative is a partnership between the NSW Department of Education, NSW Health, the Department of Communities and Justice, the Department of Customer Service, the Department of Regional NSW, Multicultural NSW, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Department of Premier and Cabinet to drive transformational change in early childhood development.

The Brighter Beginnings package includes:

• $111.2 million to bring health and development checks to all children in NSW preschool settings in partnership with health professionals;

• $98.7 million to continue and expand the number of Aboriginal Child and Family Centres across the state;

• $70.9 million to expand the transformational Sustaining NSW Families clinical nurse home visiting program;

• $57.2 million to develop the clinical interface of the Digital Baby Book; and,

• $38.6 million to make Pregnancy Family Conferencing available to more parents across NSW.

The ‘Building Brains’ video series is now available to all parents via the NSW Health website.