Frankston North — Our Place

Site Partners

Our Place Frankston North, Aldercourt Primary School, Mahogany Rise Primary School, Monterey Secondary College, Frankston City Council, Community Kinders Plus, Peninsula Health, Department of Education, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.

Talking to the Our Place Community Facilitator gave me confidence, to have someone who not only listened to me, but believed that I could do it and secure a job. Our Place could support me when I didn’t have anyone else to rely on, made an incredible difference. SUNARI SOORIAARATCHI, PARENT, ALDERCOURT PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Site Priorities

1. Address developmental gaps and improve school attendance

Increase participating in oral language programs.
Strengthen relationships between kinder and school educators.
Increase in children completing their MCH visits.
Reduce the number of children arriving at Prep requiring new referrals to services.
Increase in children attending a full school day every day.

2. Empower parents to support their child's education and development.

Engage new parents in initial conversations and activities supporting early learning.
Encourage parents to engage in early developmental programs by the time their children start school.
Establish a network of parent champions who share knowledge, connect others to services and co-design engagement activities.

3. Develop a place-based approach to care and data-sharing.

Families receive timely and appropriate NDIS support.
Reduce time and effort required to gather relevant information about families and children.
Ensure families and service providers have timely access to relevant information when assistance is needed.
Reduce the number of children arriving at Prep requiring new referrals, due to earlier identification and support.