Child Development Resources
Child Development Videos and Flyers
We are thrilled to share our community centered, collaboratively designed child development information series for families and services.
These resources were developed in response to a need identified by the community through our extensive engagement across the early years sector. In particular, working with the ECECs and primary schools in Belconnen highlighted that many families and educators wanted practical resources about child development. They also identified that this gap is often a barrier to children accessing supports early.
These resources can be used in multiple settings – ECECs, preschools, playgroups, libraries, Child and Family Centers, medical services and any child or family services.
Child Development Poster
Check the Blue Book | Act Early | Seek Support
This poster helps you understand key developmental milestones and the importance of regular health checks. It refers to the ACT Health Blue Book and includes important health information that supports your child’s growth and wellbeing.
Use it to keep track of your child progress and to know when to seek support if needed.
Developmental Milestones & Health Checks
This series includes eight videos, each paired with a flyer. Together, they highlight the eight key developmental milestones from the ACT Health Blue Book. Each video explains what children typically do at each stage of development, what you can do if your child is not meeting those milestones, and where to find right support and services.
Watch videos, download the flyers and find out how to support your child’s growth and learning.
Child Development Conversations
How to have useful conversations about Child Development
This guide is to help parents and educators have positive, useful talks about child development. It includes tips for preparing, listening and working together to support each child’s strengths and progress.
You can use the notes to write down what you notice, questions to ask, and next steps to try. Each guide also links to local services and helpful resources.
Blue Book | Child Health Checks
Your Personal Child Health Record
Your Blue Book helps record your child’s health, illnesses, injuries, growth and development from 0-5 years. You will find information on all 9 of the checks in the Blue Book. Keep up to date with your child’s health checks.
Family Pathways Map
Pathways to support you and your child
This map helps you understand the journey of a family as they access and move through the various parts of the system that support children and families to thrive. It offers a visual guide, mapping the entry points into the system and the journey through it. This helps you and those in the system to communicate better about how to navigate and find support when and where it’s needed.
Child and Family Program & Service Directory
A comprehensive list of available services & program
The Directory is a resource for schools, ECECs, services and families in the Belconnen community, providing information about services and programs that operate in Belconnen or across the ACT to support children and families, with a focus on, but not limited to, pregnancy to five years. It includes ACT Government programs.
