Prevention of gender-based violence and the early years – Policy guide

The early years (0 to 5) is a critical life stage for the primary prevention of gender-based violence.

Drawing on the current literature on prevention in the early years, this policy guide articulates how governments, particularly the Commonwealth Government, can use the policy levers available to them to embed primary prevention of gender-based violence in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.

Recommendations include:

• embedding gender equality into key ECEC frameworks
• developing a whole-of-system primary prevention framework for ECEC services
• supporting the early years workforce knowledge and capacity in primary prevention
• valuing and resourcing the ECEC workforce.

Prevention of gender-based violence and the early years – Policy guide

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