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Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Week Chronicles
Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Week12th - 20th August, 2006
National Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Week is an opportunity to promote knowledge regarding services and needs in the early childhood intervention field and is also an opportunity to celebrate achievements. This year ECIA(VC) activities included the Manager's Network meeting, a one day mini conference and Kites for Special Kids day. Individual agencies also organised their own activities - kite flying, morning teas and open days. Resources to assist agencies plan events and promote ECI are provided below - consider them in planning for National ECI Awareness week in 2007.
Kites for Special Kids Sunday 20th August 2006While the weather has been unpredictable in past years, this years day was clear and sunny. Promotion within the ECI Network and with local agencies resulted in a high attendance. Over 80 people attended and enjoyed making kites, flying kites, the jumping castle, clown and picnic at Royal Park, Parkville.
Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Week 12th - 20th August 2006The aim of the week is to heighten community awareness of early childhood intervention and the variety of services available for infants and young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. Information to Assist Services Plan Activities - offers examples for locally organised activities and community awareness ideas to involve services click here (pdf 92KB) National ECI Awareness Week Information - provides a guideline of information promoting ECIS where services can incorporate details for their facilities for distribution through networks click here (word 696KB)
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