is a continuous improvement framework that supports early childhood education and care services to promote children's mental health and wellbeing, through:
- professional development and implementation support that informs planning and daily practice
- assisting educators to recognise when children maybe at risk of experiencing mental health difficulties
- a greater understanding of pathways that will access professional intervention.
Early childhood educators play a key role in children's development by addressing protective factors that promote positive mental health and wellbeing.
The KidsMatter Early Childhood framework supports and complements implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standard.