You are the most important person in your children’s lives. Your family, friends and the broader community also play key roles in shaping their development.
It is vital that these relationships are positive and that your children’s everyday experiences are meaningful, as it is these things that help shape the people they will grow to become.
Daily opportunities to play, laugh and learn are vitally important – they allow your children to practise skills, communicate with others, take on challenges and solve problems in fun and enjoyable ways.
These, along with good health and nutrition, are extremely important in making sure your children get the best start in life.
Research shows that 90 per cent of a child’s brain develops by the age of 5, and the experiences they have during this time influence their success at school and in later life.
To make sure children get the best possible start to life, Child and Parent Centres are located on or near public schools to support families as they lay the foundations for their children’s development and learning.
Child and Parent Centre locations
Find out more at childandparentcentres.wa.edu.au.