2022 Early Years Conference – Today’s Children Tomorrow’s Future

May 05, 2022 - May 06, 2022

Cairns Convention Centre

qld

2022 Early Years Conference – Today’s Children Tomorrow’s Future

May 5 2022 - May 6 2022

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The 2022 Early Years Conference – Today’s Children Tomorrow’s Future – is a collaboration between Act For Kids, Mission Australia, the Benevolent Society, QLD Department of Education and Training – Early Childhood Education and Care, the Department of Communities, Child Safety & Disability Services, Queensland Health and The Cairns Institute, JCU.

This holistic and cross-sectional collaboration will create a unique opportunity to have a strong state and regional focus on the importance of birth to 12 in regards to evidence based planning with a community collective impact.

The 2022 Conference Theme is "It takes a village to raise a parent"

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