CCCH and NIFTeY conference puts children on the agenda

The Centre for Community Child Health and the National Investment for the Early Years (NIFTeY) hosted ‘Children’s Place on the Agenda … Past, Present and Future’ – a national conference that explored the place of children on the Australian political agenda.

More than 400 delegates from the early childhood sector attended the event, held in Sydney from 28-29 July.

The keynote addresses were from:

• Professor Frank Gilliam, USA

• Professor Alan Hayes, Australia

• Joanne Shroeder, Canada

• Professor Frank Oberklaid, Australia

The Hon. Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth also spoke. Read the transcript of the Minister’s speech.

See the conference program.