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- ↑ "Approved learning frameworks". Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority. Australian Government. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ↑ Evaluation of the implementation of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework for all children from birth to eight years : early childhood professionals' perceptions of implementation activities and resources 2010-2011 : final report. Susanne Garvis, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Melbourne: VCAA. 2012. ISBN 978-1-921702-98-3. OCLC 824683203.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Garvis, Susanne; Pendergast, Donna; Twigg, Danielle; Flückiger, Bev; Kanasa, Harry; Phillips, Carmel; Bishop, Maggie; Lockett, Kerryn; Leach, Darlene (1 June 2013). "The Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework: Managing Change in a Complex Environment". Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 38 (2): 86–94. doi:10.1177/183693911303800211. hdl:10072/55687. S2CID 150503125.
- ↑ Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching : a Look into Australian Classrooms. Melissa Barnes, Maria Gindidis, Sivanes Phillipson. London. 2018. ISBN 978-1-351-12936-7. OCLC 1031878518.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)". State Government of Victoria. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ "Education Ministers approve updates to national approved learning frameworks". ACECQA. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.