Commissioned by Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership, Accenture conducted a rapid review of Queensland’s early childhood development service system. The insights from the review have informed the Thriving Queensland Kids Early Childhood Development Better Systems Roadmap initiative.

The process involved bringing together insights from a survey and interviews of TQKP stakeholders, alongside quantitative analysis and desktop research. 

Two frameworks were combined to assess selected elements of the early childhood system in Queensland from a system and programs lens:

  • The Six Levers of Systems Change highlight six critical elements for a systems approach to improve childhood wellbeing. By addressing these six elements, sectors and organisations in the Queensland eco-system will be better equipped and stewarded to work together well and support families and communities to raise children.
  • Restacking the Odds (RSTO) focuses on five key evidence-based interventions or platforms in early childhood aiming to address the inequalities which emerge in early childhood and continue into adulthood. The study aims to develop measurable best practice indicators of quality, quantity and participation within each of the five initiatives or platforms. This study excludes early years of school as this falls outside the scope of the project which is the first 2000 days.