Resource Packs aligned to the Kindy Uplift Program

At Essential Resources, we know the vital role Queensland educators play in shaping young learners’ futures. Our curated resource packs and professional development courses align seamlessly with the Kindy Uplift program 2025 to help you maximise your kindy uplift funding. 

Our resources enhance children’s foundational literacy and numeracy skills, fostering a love of language and early mathematical thinking. They also address kindy uplift priority areas such as creating culturally safe, inclusive and responsive kindergarten programs, social-emotional learning and physical development. 

We are committed to providing adaptable resources that ensure all children can thrive, regardless of their starting point. Whether you’re in a community kindy or long day care kindergarten, Essential Resources is here to help you implement effective practices for meaningful outcomes. 

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What is the Queensland Department of Education’s Kindy Uplift Program? 

The Kindy Uplift Program is an initiative run by the Queensland Department of Education, supported by Kindy Uplift Funding. The funding enables programs, resources, supports, and professional development to “build educator capability, support inclusion and improve children’s learning and development.” 

Kindergarten services, including long day care kindergartens, select evidence-based initiatives that align with the specific learning and development needs of the children in their care. These initiatives fall under six key priority areas: 

  1. Culturally safe, inclusive, and responsive kindergarten programs 

  1. Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives 

  1. Equity and Access for all 

  1. Social and emotional learning 

  1. Physicality 

  1. Executive function 

  1. Oral language and Literacy 

  1. Mathematics and numeracy 

The Queensland Kindy Uplift Program for 2025 aims to enhance children’s participation in meaningful learning experiences, improving early learning outcomes for thousands of Queensland children. 

Kindergarten services evaluate providers independently. While no providers are endorsed by the Department, services can choose from a range of Kindy Uplift 2025 resources to meet their goals. 

 

What are Kindy Uplift’s priority areas for learning and development? 

There are six priority areas for learning and development:  

1. Culturally safe, inclusive and responsive kindergarten programs emphasise the importance of creating an environment where every child feels safe, respected, and included, regardless of their cultural background. It involves understanding and valuing the diverse cultural contexts of children and their families.  

a. Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives focuses on incorporating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples into early years settings.   

b. Equity and Access for all ensures that all children, regardless of their socio-economic status, abilities, or backgrounds, have equal access to quality early childhood education.  

2. Social and emotional learning fosters the social and emotional development of children, which is crucial for their overall well-being and success in later life.  

3. Physicality focuses on helping children to become confident movers by developing their coordination, strength, and gross and fine motor skills. It enables children to interact with the learning environment and supports their physical wellbeing. 

4. Executive function assists children to build on key cognitive skills, including having the ability to plan, prioritise, follow multi-step directions, multitask and switch focus.   

5. Oral language and Literacy allow children to express their thoughts, feelings and emotions, make themselves understood, listen to others, and make meaning from texts. 

6. Mathematics and numeracy encourages children to seek, listen, think and respond to early mathematical explorations and pre-numeracy skills. 

 

What are the benefits of the Kindy Uplift Program in 2025? 

The benefits of Kindy Uplift training in 2025 extend to educators, children and their families. 

A primary goal of the Kindy Uplift Program is to enhance educator capability. Professional learning initiatives selected under Kindy Uplift Funding are designed to improve educators’ knowledge, skills and practices in the six priority areas. 

For example, a Cultural and Social Inclusion course addresses access and inclusion by equipping educators with strategies to engage families from diverse cultural backgrounds. 

Children and families benefit directly from the initiatives funded by the Kindy Uplift 2025 Plan. Resources and training tailored to children’s specific developmental needs improve learning outcomes, such as their ability to respond to stimuli and derive meaning from experiences. 

Essential Resources provides online professional development courses and resource packs based on evidence-based approaches to ensure a positive, measurable impact on early learning.