Singing the praises of NSW children’s services
Famous Aboriginal singer Emma Donovan and Karma County front man Brendan Gallagher have recorded a new CD with Community Services to encourage Aboriginal families to use children’s services.
“Launched recently in Western Sydney, the Little School CD lets Aboriginal families and communities know about the benefits of early education,” said Annette Gallard, Chief Executive.
“In the past Aboriginal children have been under represented in early childhood education even though it can make a huge difference to their lives. We have started to make improvements through our preschool funding reforms, but more needs to be done.
“We worked with Aboriginal children’s services and community members to explore the best ways of sharing this important message with families and came up with this new and exciting approach – Aboriginal children’s songs.
“The CD features two fantastic songs which will have kids singing and dancing along while their parents learn about what children’s services can offer and how to access them.
“I am delighted that Emma Donovan, one of Aboriginal Australia’s finest singer/songwriters, and leading music performer and producer Brendan Gallagher have helped us create a world class resource for this campaign.”
The CD will be distributed to Aboriginal families with young children in NSW, through networks/services already working with young families, including Aboriginal Medical Health Services, Aboriginal Maternal/Infant Health Services, Aboriginal Land Councils, and Aboriginal Child Youth and Family Services.
New pages on the Community Services website (www.community.nsw.gov.au/Aboriginal_access) provide children’s services with advice, ideas and resources on how to reach out to Aboriginal families and make enrolment easier for them.
The Little School CD was developed as part of the Preschool Access for Indigenous Families project with funding from the NSW Government’s Preschool Investment and Reform Plan and the Commonwealth’s Universal Access to Early Childhood Education program.