1. Play Learn Grow A Resource for Maternal and Child Health Nurses

2. What Play, Learn, Grow includes

3. What else is new Grounded in the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework Less about key milestones, more about what parents can do Strength-based approach Higher expectations for children’s learning and development Personalised postcard What else is new

4. Key Messages Play, Learn, Grow promotes strength-based conversations with families about their children’s learning The VEYLDF provides a shared language for working with other professionals and families Using the VEYLDF means applying a ‘learning lens’ to what MCH nurses already do

5. Implementation New resources start to be distributed September 2014 Professional Learning for Coordinators November 2014 Professional Learning or other support for MCH nurses – November-December 2014

6. Thank you Working Group Gayle Brandellero, Helen Broderick, Lyndal Bankuti, Anne McNair – Hume City Council Dianne Jackson – City of Port Phillip Helen Walter – Knox City Council Maria O’Shannessy, Marietta Ryan, Felicity Dawson – Mooney Valley City Council Lallitha Chelliath, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Advisory Group Carmel Phillips and Kerryn Lockett, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Professor Sheena Reilly and Sue West, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Joanne Fittock, Municipal Association of Victoria Dr Sarah Young, University of Melbourne