ECCV welcomes the opportunity to provide a Submission to the Inquiry into Early Childhood Engagement of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.
ECCV has a strong history in advocating for the rights of multicultural communities, informing industry practice and influencing Government on a range of policy issues including health, employment, cultural responsiveness, equitable access and the wellbeing of families and children.
We believe that it is important to focus on a variety of systemic, institutional and community perspectives, and intersections between them, in identifying the key barriers, showcase good practices and recommend areas of improvement that will lead to better educational and developmental outcomes for CALD children.
In the process of compiling this submission, ECCV consulted with our member organisations and individual CALD families with children 0-8 years of age. Our key points were informed by six in-depth individual interviews with parents, and seven interviews (either face to face or by phone) with service providers, including one based in regional Victoria. We distributed an electronic survey which targeted CALD parents with children aged 0-8 and living in Victoria, and received 25 responses.
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Email: media@eccv.org.au
Phone: 0431 091 738
