What is Best Start?
Best Start is a Victorian government early years initiative funded by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. It supports families, caregivers and communities to provide the best possible environment, experiences and care for young children in the important years from pregnancy to the early years of school.
These improvements in services are expected to result in:
•better access to child and family support, health services and early education
•improvements in parents’ capacity, confidence and enjoyment of family life
•communities that are more child and family friendly
There are 30 Best Start project sites across the state. Six of these sites focus specifically on working with Aboriginal communities. Local partnerships are the cornerstone of each project site.
Best Start started in the City of Greater Dandenong in July 2007.