Healthy Places Framework for early childhood services
Using the Healthy Places Framework for your service’s health and wellbeing priorities.
Health and wellbeing supports learning, engagement and a positive service culture. When they are part of everyday service life, children are better able to learn and staff and families feel supported.
Health and wellbeing priorities can be different for every service and may change over time. The Healthy Places Framework helps services respond to these priorities using a clear, whole‑service approach.
The Flexible Action Guide supports services to use the framework for service‑identified or emerging priorities.
The Healthy Places Framework is grounded in the World Health Organisation and UNESCO’s Health Promoting Schools model and provides a clear, repeatable way to embed health and wellbeing across service life.
This whole‑service approach is reflected in six interconnected action areas. Together, they support lasting health and wellbeing benefits across all areas of service life.
Healthy Places action areas
The Healthy Places Framework covers 6 key action areas to coordinate a whole-service approach to health and wellbeing.
Action area | Leadership and Commitment | Teaching & Learning | Physical Environment | Culture | Staff Wellbeing | Families & Communitiy Engagement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goal | Sets priorities and policies so health and wellbeing are embedded in strategic planning and resourced appropriately. | Builds knowledge and skills through curriculum‑aligned activity and everyday practice to support health and wellbeing. | Creates spaces that are safe, inclusive and supportive of health and wellbeing. | Promotes shared values and behaviours, making health and wellbeing part of everyday service life. | Supports educators and staff to prioritise and strengthen their own health and wellbeing. | Strengthens partnerships beyond the service, extending the impact of health and wellbeing initiatives. |
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Create an environment that protects, supports and sustains health and wellbeing over time.