1 in 5 children under 6yrs have development vulnerabilities.
Join our community to help protect the innocence of children
Without protective factors in place, many children will become physically, emotionally and socially vulnerable.
17 year gap: Theory to practice
The research and evidence on early childhood development is clear. The gap between what we know works and delivering that practice on the ground is approximately 17 years.
High risk: Vulnerable communities
Children living in poverty are much more likely to experience trauma and disruption. Unfortunately indigenous children are also at a higher risk, with 2 in 5 having development vulnerabilities.
Under the radar: Lower risk children
Without readily available tools to support services and educators, vulnerable children that fall below the mandatory reporting threshold may fly under the radar.
A framework for complex community commissioning
The outcomes for children in Australia are trending in the wrong direction. Fortunately, the research points to a new way of working that can deliver all Australian children out of the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage.
To successfully apply the research on complex community health and social issues, we need a robust and nuanced framework that can adopt the evidence within the unique local context.
This white paper captures the body of research that has informed the design of the framework and a 3 year pilot.
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Early childhood advocacy programs
Improving children's health, safety and education
Healthy Australia brings together technology, evidence, innovation and partners to help preschool children reach their potential.
feedAustralia - nutritional education and meal planning
feedAustralia was developed in consultation with researchers and nutritionists from the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Population Health and launched in 2016 to improve the diets of children in Australian childcare.
Safe - child protection and early intervention
Safe was developed in consultation with Welfare Australia, CSIRO and NICTA in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. We are now partnering with Child Abuse Prevent Service (CAPS) to further aid at-risk children.
Educate - EYLF programming and parent communication
Educate was developed in consultation with Community Child Care Cooperative NSW to provide a practical and efficient way to plan and document children’s learning.
Thriving Together - Community movement
Thriving Together is a grassroots movement focused on reducing educational vulnerabilities in children transitioning to school by strengthening resilience within families, communities and services.
feedAustralia - nutritional education and meal planning
feedAustralia was developed in consultation with researchers and nutritionists from the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Population Health and launched in 2016 to improve the diets of children in Australian childcare.
Safe - child protection and early intervention
Safe was developed in consultation with Welfare Australia, CSIRO and NICTA in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. We are now partnering with Child Abuse Prevent Service (CAPS) to further aid at-risk children.
Educate - EYLF programming and parent communication
Educate was developed in consultation with Community Child Care Cooperative NSW to provide a practical and efficient way to plan and document children’s learning.
Thriving Together - Community movement
Thriving Together is a grassroots movement focused on reducing educational vulnerabilities in children transitioning to school by strengthening resilience within families, communities and services.
HubHello is the pioneering ECEC software provider of nutritional education and child protection software - and Healthy Australia will continue to advocate for their inclusion in the sector.
Promoting early childhood advocacy
We are proudly the only Australian Early Childhood Education and Care software provider who has established a not-for-profit entity to help drive positive change in the sector.
Developed through our advocacy partnerships
All programs created by Healthy Australia and HubHello have been developed through consultation with global leading sector expertise to ensure each program can deliver the right outcomes for children.
Keeping sensitive data safe and secure
All data utilised in HubHello and Healthy Australia programs are hosted with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Sydney, Australia. HubHello is an official Amazon Web Services Technical partner.
The local context within each community is unique.
That’s why we work together with each local community to co-create solutions that deliver better and sustainable development outcomes for their children.
Our mission by 2030 is to reduce educational vulnerability by 50% by promoting every child’s safety, health and education.
To achieve this mission our advocacy programs seek to:
- Improve access to local, safe, quality early childhood education and care services for pre-school children.
- Provide access to tools for the early childhood education and care sector that promote safe, health and educational outcomes.
- Provide Early Childhood Education and Care services with a referral pathway to early intervention for vulnerable families and children
By strengthening resilience within the following four systems we can enable communities to thrive together:
- Family system: Empower parents to design and execute practical solutions to the challenges they face as parents.
- Community system: Engage with local communities to understand the reasons why children are not accessing early childhood education and care services.
- Early Education and Care System: Provide tools to the ECEC sector in order that they can build capacity and capability in response to the unique needs of each child.
- Local support service system: Facilitate the development of an interagency local pathway of early intervention support for children and parents as required locally.
Frequently asked questions.
While risk and stress is a part of learning and developing, there are some experiences that have been shown to have long term impacts on children’s health and wellbeing. Stress can be viewed as positive (first day of school), tolerable (death of a pet) or toxic.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are a stressful or traumatic event that a child has experienced during their childhood. ACEs can have an impact on the development of a child, as well as on their mental and physical wellbeing as an adult.
No, Safe is not a replacement for mandatory reporting; you are still obliged to make mandatory reports where appropriate. Safe is an early intervention tool that can assist services in providing support to vulnerable children before they reach the mandatory reporting threshold.
The Safe assessments may not be at the mandatory report level threshold on their own however, in conjunction with observations from other educators and services, combined they could increase the risk level.
The Safe assessment report and feedback provided by CAPs Case Review Specialists can also be included in mandatory report submissions where additional information is required.
Yes - In fact Safe can assist your service in exceeding the childcare NQF for Quality area 2.2 (Safety). According to the Q2 2022 NQF snapshot 2.2. (Safety) is the 4th lowest ranked element of the 2018 childcare NQF, based on the proportion of services that do not meet this element.
Yes - In fact feedAustralia can assist your service in exceeding the childcare NQF for Quality area 2.1 (Health). According to the Q2 2022 NQF snapshot 2.1. (Health) is the 5th lowest ranked element of the 2018 childcare NQF, based on the proportion of services that do not meet this element.
Yes - not only does Educate list the quality area 1 elements (educational programs and practice), but it also includes all elements across all 7 quality areas.
Here’s some helpful resources we picked out for you.
Learn more about our childcare software and advocacy programs with these tutorials and insights.
Create and assess your menu in real time
See how simple it is to create your own menu and receive an instant alert if it doesn’t meet Australia’s dietary guidelines.
Making a Safe assessment
See how to complete an online Safe assessment, directly within HubWorks.
Create and assess your menu in real time
See how simple it is to create your own menu and receive an instant alert if it doesn’t meet Australia’s dietary guidelines.
Making a Safe assessment
See how to complete an online Safe assessment, directly within HubWorks.
