C&K Dixon Street Early Years Centre

The intensive early learning and care model offers children a place in a small group setting for:

• five hours a day
• five days per week
• for three years
  

By consistently attending the centre for this time period, the objective of the program is to ensure that children living with significant social disadvantage and family stress realise their full potential and transition into school as confident, capable learners, developmentally and educationally equal to their peers.

The program is a referral only early childhood service for children and families living with significant adversity.

Eligible children must be:

• Under three years old (at the time of referral)
• Assessed as having two or more risk factors
• Eligible for Additional Child Care Subsidy

Other aspects of the model:

• Children are provided with 75% of the daily dietary requirements cooked onsite by a chef
• Qualified teachers in each room
• Lower child educator ratio 1:3
• Individualised program for child and family that enhance learning and development
• Relationship based approach
• Responsive to individual child and family needs

For further information about the referral process, please contact dixonstreet@candk.asn.au or download our fact sheet.

C&K Dixon Street Early Years Centre offers an intensive early learning and care program for children and families living with significant adversity.

The program is based on extensive research, conducted by the University of Melbourne, and guided by infant mental health principals. It is a resource intensive, referral only early childhood education program. The program aims to change the life trajectory of children, improve learning and developmental outcomes through attachment and trauma informed practice.