VIC: Good Beginnings
Submitted by Geoff, 10 Oct 2011
Like in NSW United Way has also partnered with Good Beginnings in Doveton (Victoria) where we support their ‘Let’s Read’ program. Let’s Read has been incorporated into the existing parenting groups that Good Beginnings helps and offers ongoing early childhood learning support and parenting education and encouragement to disadvantaged families.
As a result of our work, disadvantaged families have access to books and goody bags that encourage reading to children and therefore enhance their language and literacy development and 4 Good Beginnings’ staff, 8 partnering staff and 2 volunteer parents have been able to be trained to help deliver Let’s Read.
“These early learning programs make parenting easier, help us as parents to meet other parents in similar circumstances and allow our children to do new things, learn while having fun and make new friends.” Parent of Good Beginnings’ program.