Strategic Plan
Community Child Care Strategic Plan 2010 - 2012
Adopted by Committee of Management 27.5.10
CCC VISION
CCC's vision is a society where all children have access to high quality, community owned, not for profit services driven by respect for the rights of children and families.
CCC MISSION
CCC provides leadership, advocacy and support to build the capacity of the children's services sector and promote public support for community owned, not for profit services.
PRINCIPLES
These principles are the underpinning rules by which staff and Committee will operate:
- We recognise and respect the original owners of the land
- We recognise that families are the first and most important educators of their children and that they have the right to influence decision making in the services their children attend
- We respect the rights of children as citizens and as active learners including their right to be consulted and listened to
We are responsive to diverse communities and support our stakeholders to be responsive
- We work with others to create shared responsibility for children and families
- We act ethically and with integrity and use reflective practice in our work; we are a community of learners and support children's services to learn and develop
ANALYSIS OF KEY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2010-2012
- CCC has a profile as a leader
- CCC has established and emerging partnerships
- CCC has stable funding and a diverse workforce
- human rights frameworks are emerging in public debate
- Sympathetic Governments and champions in Cabinet
- COAG has an historic focus on improving policy for children
- OSHC continues to struggle to establish a profile as a professional service
- Depleted children's services workforce - insufficient leaders, pressure on quality of training, continuing crisis in recruitment and retention of skilled and qualified staff
- Integrated child and family services are emerging
- Commercial ownership of ABC Learning collapsed
- Significant increase in students
- State and Federal elections coming up
- Global issues - climate change and financial crisis
STRATEGIC GOALS FOR 2010 - 2012
In order to respond to the opportunities and challenges in our environment, CCC will focus on the following five goals in the period to 2012.
Goal 1: ADVOCACY
Influence government reforms to get the best outcome to fulfil the CCC vision
Goal 2: LEADERSHIP
Build engagement of current and new CCC members and stakeholders in the organisation's vision and mission
Goal 3: SUPPORT
Maximise the skills of children's services professionals and governing bodies
Goal 4: CAPACITY BUILDING
Build the capacity of children's services to enable the participation of vulnerable children and families in community children's services as a human right
Goal 5: PROMOTION
Providing the public voice of community children's services as part of the social fabric
STRATEGIC ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC GOALS
The following actions are achievable, build on our strengths and will make the most difference.
Goal 1: ADVOCACY - Influence government reforms to get the best outcome to fulfil the CCC vision
Actions:
- Position CCC as the go-to organisation for policy advice for governments and political parties
- Support and facilitate integrated models of child and family services
- Support unions and employer groups to improve wages and conditions
- Advocate for new funding models for children's services especially to ensure services are accessible for vulnerable families
- Form partnerships to generate interest in children's services issues among research institutions to influence research questions
Goal 2: LEADERSHIP - Build engagement of current and new CCC members and stakeholders in the organisation's vision and mission
Actions:
- Review membership process to retain members, promote membership, articulate the value of membership as supporting advocacy and promote member engagement with community ownership
- Explore new technology to support communication and engagement with members in activism
- Build collaborations and partnerships
Goal 3: SUPPORT - Maximise the skills of children's services professionals and governing bodies
Actions:
- Continual innovation in design and delivery of professional support to capture and meet the professional development needs of the children's services workforce and governing bodies
- Influence quality of pre-service training through collaborations with vocational education and higher education sectors and government
- Support engagement of early and middle childhood professionals
- Seek ways to link professional support to accredited courses and degrees
Goal 4: PROMOTION - Providing the public voice of community children's services as part of the social fabric
Actions:
- Maintain the public profile of CCC and ACCS in mainstream media
- support community campaigns in collaboration with other sectors and peak bodies
Goal 5: CAPACITY BUILDING - Build the capacity of children's services to enable the participation of vulnerable children and families in community children's services as a human right
Actions:
- Promote non-stigmatising ways of engaging vulnerable children and families through a focus on 'hard to reach services' rather than on 'hard to reach children and/or families'
- Active partnerships with child welfare agencies
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