Involving Fathers in Early Childhood Services
This website is a joint project of the Fathers and Families program at the Family Action Centre (at the University of Newcastle) and Good Beginnings to support the dvelopment of father-inclusive services for the benefit of children and families. The term 'fathers' is used to include both biological and social fathers.
Click on the links to visit the following areas of information:
- The challenge of father inclusion
- The principles of father-inclusive practice
- Father involvement stories from preschools and childcare centres
- The evidence base for including fathers
- Tools to use in engaging fathers
- Competencies for staff working with fathers
- Father-inclusion resources to order
- Males working in early childhood services
- Special YouTube working with fathers videos
- Training for managers and practitioners
Good Beginnings and the Family Action Centre co-manage the Including Fathers in Early Childhood Services website