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It outlines the meeting purpose, including sharing enablers and barriers through a trauma-informed approach, aligning Individual Learning Plans for transitions, and identifying additional support needs. 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They also help the teacher, carer, and the team around the child set focus areas for Individual Learning Plans and upcoming transitions.","Answer",{"name":112,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":113},"Who facilitates OoHC PSG meetings and what preparation is required?",{"text":114,"@type":110},"The ECEC service organizes and facilitates the meeting. An agenda should be prepared to enable every member to contribute items, sent to all members before the meeting, and minutes identifying actions should be distributed afterwards.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Who should attend OoHC PSG meetings?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"Attendees may include the carer (and sometimes parents), case manager, kindergarten teacher and relevant education staff. If the child attends long day care or a sessional kindergarten, invite relevant educators, plus other professionals such as allied health and NDIS Early Childhood Intervention Key Workers, and a parent/carer advocate if requested.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},176644,1791725994,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":8,"category_name":11,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":141,"read_time":76},962085662650,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","Out-of-Home Care Program Support Group (PSG) Meeting Guidance\nResearch shows that two years of play-based learning has a powerful impact on children's overall life trajectory. The benefits of starting kindergarten at age three are even greater for children living in vulnerable circumstances (Department of Education, 2023). \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.vic.gov.au/early-childhood-agreement-children-out-home-care\" \u0014The Early Childhood Agreement for Children in Out-of-Home Care\u0015 and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.vic.gov.au/lookout-education-support-centres\" \u0014LOOKOUT Education Support Centres\u0015 recommend children living in out-of-home care (OoHC) are prioritised to access two years of quality, funded kindergarten. During this time, teachers are required to assess and document children's learning and development, through a trauma lens, and regularly discuss children’s progress with their carer in accordance with the Children Services Act 1996 and the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010. Best practice would also involve sharing this information with the team around the child.\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwittajQ95j9AhWkJrcAHcpvAlUQFnoECBAQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vic.gov.au%2Fout-home-care-oohc-program-support-group-meetings&usg=AOvVaw3qXgAvJlSUE91k-4ZVKQ_x\" \u0014OoHC Program Support Group (PSG) meetings\u0015 are an effective tool to maintain educational collaboration between partners and are recommended on a minimum termly basis.\nOoHC PSG meeting purpose\nThe PSG meeting is a platform for the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) service to share information regarding enablers and barriers to a child’s learning, access, inclusion, engagement, and participation. It also provides an opportunity for the teacher, the carer and the team around the child to identify focus areas for the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.vic.gov.au/individual-learning-plans-children-out-home-care\" \\h \u0014Individual Learning Plans (ILP)\u0015, to plan for upcoming transitions, and to identify any additional needs or complexities that may require additional support.\nFacilitation of OoHC PSG meetings\nThe PSG meeting is organised and facilitated by the ECEC service. An agenda should be organised ensuring every member can contribute items. This agenda should be sent out to all members prior to the meeting, and minutes that clearly identify actions should be taken and distributed following the meeting.\nOoHC PSG meeting attendance\nMembers may include:\ncarer, and in some situations, the parent/s\ncase manager\nkindergarten teacher and other relevant education staff\nIf the child attends long day care and a sessional kindergarten, invite relevant educators\nother professionals such as the Pre-School Field Officer, allied health staff and NDIS Early Childhood Intervention Key Workers\na parent/carer advocate if requested (e.g., Koorie Engagement Support Officer or translator).\nIf the child is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), it is recommended cultural voice is integral to the meeting.\nOoHC PSG meeting agenda and documentation template\nA sample meeting template is provided on the pages that follow, to guide agenda development, discussion, and documentation. This editable resource is designed for adjustment based on specific meeting requirements as you progress through the cycle of learning for the child. It is important to ensure there are always trauma-informed individual learning goals in place. These, along with the action register (page 6), should be reviewed and adapted on a regular basis.\n© State of Victoria (Department of Education) 2023. Except where otherwise \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/copyright.aspx\" \u0014noted,\u0015 material in this document is provided under a  \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\" \u0014Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International\u0015 Please check the full \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pag","cbCaisTXaLbRH9b0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisTXaLbRH9b0","docx",161497,7,"English","# OoHC PSG meeting purpose\n## Facilitating OoHC PSG meetings\n## OoHC PSG meeting attendance\n## OoHC PSG meeting agenda and documentation template","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of OoHC PSG meetings?\",\"answer\":\"PSG meetings give ECEC services a platform to share information about enablers and barriers affecting a child’s learning, inclusion, engagement, and participation. They also help the teacher, carer, and the team around the child set focus areas for Individual Learning Plans and upcoming transitions.\"},{\"question\":\"Who facilitates OoHC PSG meetings and what preparation is required?\",\"answer\":\"The ECEC service organizes and facilitates the meeting. An agenda should be prepared to enable every member to contribute items, sent to all members before the meeting, and minutes identifying actions should be distributed afterwards.\"},{\"question\":\"Who should attend OoHC PSG meetings?\",\"answer\":\"Attendees may include the carer (and sometimes parents), case manager, kindergarten teacher and relevant education staff. If the child attends long day care or a sessional kindergarten, invite relevant educators, plus other professionals such as allied health and NDIS Early Childhood Intervention Key Workers, and a parent/carer advocate if requested.\"}]","Out-of-Home Care Program Support Group (PSG) Meeting Guidance | DOCX",1788325098]