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2024 Victorian Early Years Awards
Now in its 19th year, the Victorian Early Years Awards (VEYA) celebrate leadership, outstanding achievement, exceptional dedication and innovation in improving outcomes for children aged birth to eight years and their families.
The 9 award categories focus on improving engagement in learning, supporting parents, building collaborative community partnerships, improving child health and wellbeing, exemplary practice in early childhood education, leadership and significant improvement in learning and teaching practices.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday 7 November 2024.
Winners are recognised as the best in Victoria for their category and go on to develop and share their inspiring work with their communities. Winners of each category will receive a grant of $15,000 for professional development or to support their nominated initiative. The finalists in each category are also eligible to win the prestigious Minister’s Award, selected by the Minister for Children.
With the roll-out of three-year-old kindergarten, there's never been a better time to recognise and celebrate the great work happening every day in the early childhood sector.
Further information
To read the 2024 Victorian Early Years Awards nomination guide visit Victorian Early Years Awards nomination guide(opens in a new window).
To read the 2024 Victorian Early Years Awards Terms and conditions, visit Victorian Early Years Awards Terms and Conditions(opens in a new window).
If you have any queries in regards to the Victorian Early Years Awards please email early.years.awards@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window).
For information on previous award winners, please visit our Honour Roll page(opens in a new window).
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