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Early childhood services aim to meet the care, health, education
and development needs of children. They broadly consist of
universal services, which are for the whole population (maternal
and child health service {MCHS}, childcare, kindergartens and
school nursing); and secondary and tertiary, which are for children
and families with special needs.
The report, Giving Victorian children the best start in
life, examined whether the “municipal early years plans”,
“Best Start” and “children’s centres” initiatives implemented by
the Department of Human Services were leading to an increased
number of children using maternal and child health centres, and
attending kindergarten.
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