It Takes A Village

Established in 1971, It Takes A Village (formerly Community Child Care Association) is the national voice of community-based education and care services.

Building a strong sector is at the heart of what we do. We support and champion services, work with governments, and advocate for an Australia where every child has access to free, quality education and care.

Nearly 800 member services rely on us for professional advice and practical support. Here to help services transform vision into practice, we provide expert training, coaching and consultancy across the sector.

A founding force behind community-based education and care in Australia, we have helped shape early learning and outside school hours care for millions of children. Today we continue this work as the national peak for community-based and not-for-profit services and the Victorian peak for outside school hours care.

We work closely with governments to deliver evidence-informed reform and projects that change our sector for the better. This includes our role leading the Victorian Inclusion Agency, which provides inclusion support to every early learning and outside school hours care service in the state.

Our deep community connections and role as peak body make us a trusted sector leader and unwavering advocate for services, educators, children and families.

Our focus is on building a sustainable community-based sector and an empowered, well-resourced workforce to deliver free and accessible quality education and care.