South Australia's Preschool Infrastructure Strategy

Principles

Investment in early childhood infrastructure will be guided by the principles below. If you are on a mobile device, scroll across to see the full table.

Optimisation: making the best use of existing capacity and infrastructure before investing in additional preschool capacity.

Quality: prioritising additional preschool capacity in services that are meeting or exceeding National Quality Standard ratings.

Integration: prioritising additional preschool capacity in services that are offering preschool alongside long day care, health and wellbeing supports, and establishing new preschool capacity in integrated or co-located settings wherever possible.

Service diversity: supporting a diverse South Australian early childhood sector to meet the varying needs of children and families, including through investing in providers that do not have access to capital.

Partnerships: coordinating planning and investment between levels of government and across the sector so the creation of additional preschool capacity is targeted, complementary and cohesive.

Inclusion: creating preschool environments that are safe and inclusive of all children.

Cultural safety: nurturing culturally safe and responsive preschool environments for Aboriginal children, their families and staff.

Responsiveness: adapting actions over the life of the reform to ensure there is sufficient capacity for all children to access preschool in South Australia.