1. Strengthening children’s wellbeing through healthy partnerships
Children’s Voices
Samantha Neville
Strengthening children’s wellbeing through healthy partnerships
2 June 2016

2. Overview
Why?
How?
Who can help?
So what’s next?

3. Why?
Why should we listen or talk with children and young people?

4. Why ? City of Greater Geelong Early Years Learning Framework
Municipal Early Years Plan
City Plan
Healthy Achievement program
Early Years Learning Framework
Outcome 2 : children are connected with and contribute to their world
Child Friendly Cities and Communities Charter
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.

5. Why not? Age in years Numbers % 0 - 4 13,067 6.2 5 - 9 12,755 6.0
13,126
14,152
6.7
Profile.id(2012) City of Greater Geelong. Five year age groups

6. Why not?
They use our services
They have good things to say

7. How do we go about it ?
Why
Understanding why and what you need to know
How will the information influence the outcome?
How?
Time and resources
How are you collecting the information?
Where will the conversations take place?
Clarify
Checking in to make sure you have heard what is being said
Acknowledging the participants
Evaluate
What have you done with the information ?
Reporting back

8. Examples

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13. What's out there to help? Council officers ECEC services and schools
Use the legislations & policies
Search the web
Join networks
Get children and young people out in the community

14. So what’s next?
What opportunities do you have to ensure the voices of children and young people are heard and listened too?