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Foundation Features | Little Learners

Making connections: Little Learners provides bilingual support to reduce language, social and cultural barriers to education.

Greater Shepparton Foundation builds partnerships and collaborations to connect the needs of the local community with essential resources and skills to tackle and disrupt the cycle of disadvantage. The Foundation Features series will help shine a light on those driving change through innovative initiatives, as well as highlight community organisations that align with the foundation’s purpose.

The recent commitment by the state government to provide free kindergarten for all Victorian three- and four‑year‑old children set about reducing financial barriers; however, our research and evaluation strongly demonstrates that for the culturally and linguistically diverse community, significant barriers to early childhood education remain.

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