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In March 2004, as a state Member of Parliament, I was given Ministerial responsibility for South Australian families. Two months later, my first daughter, Lucinda, was born.
In the years since the coincidence of those two events, early childhood development has remained a focus of my personal and professional life.
Before becoming Premier of South Australia, I was Minister for Early Childhood Development. I was inspired by the work of the late Fraser Mustard – a world-renowned researcher in early childhood development – Carla Rinaldi of Reggio Children, and many others.
As Premier of South Australia, I supported the development of more than 100 centres for early childhood development and parenting across the state.
These centres are designed to provide integrated services, and support highly qualified practitioners seeking to connect families with the latest, evidence-based understanding of early childhood development.
I also advocated for systems change, through the COAG process and whenever the opportunity presented.
But I am impatient with the pace of reform. We know what an efficient and effective early childhood development system looks like. There is an immediate need to bridge the gap between what we know, and what we do – and that is what our campaign is all about.
This is an idea whose time has come – join with us as we seek to inspire the next great social reform in this country.
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