Kiama Academy of Early Learning


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Type
Early learning service
State/Territory
NSW
Duration
September 2023 to September 2024
VISION FOR RECONCILIATION

We are committed to continuing to become more culturally responsive and to strengthening relationships with community so that our next steps towards reconciliation will be successful and meaningful to all those involved. We recognise the importance of early childhood education and wish to foster equality and equity so that all children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, have access to high quality education. We believe that this can be accomplished through developing strong relationships within the community, and respectfully drawing upon the knowledge and histories of the Dharawal Nation so that we can provide a service that works towards reconciliation, equality and equity, and respect.

We will continue to work towards being more mindful of the needs and aspirations of the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and to working with the Elders and the communities of the Dharawal Nation. We commit to building respectful and trusting relationships so that we can devise policies, practices, and a program that is appropriate and relevant to all children, including young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, their families and their communities.

We believe that we are in a position within the community where we can respectfully educate others of the histories and continuing contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people so that wider members of our local community can join in working towards reconciliation, understanding and respecting the need for policy change, and being inclusive in their daily interactions and behaviours.


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