We're updating our Municipal Early Years Plan to strengthen how we support children aged 0–6 and their families. We want to understand your vision, your experiences, and what you believe young families need from local services. Your insights will guide how Council plans and delivers services, programs and infrastructure over the next four years.

What is Council's Municipal Early Years Plan?

The Municipal Early Years Plan 2026–2030 (MEYP) will be Council’s new strategic plan for supporting children from birth to school age, along with their families and caregivers. The MEYP will outline how Council will plan, deliver, support, and advocate for early years services over the next four years.

The Plan will align with key state and national directions, including the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the Child Safe Standards, ensuring our approach reflects best practice and supports the wellbeing, safety, and development of all children.


What the Plan Aims to Achieve

Through the MEYP, Council aims to ensure every child has the best possible start in life by:

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  • Promoting Access

    Ensuring all families can access high quality early years services.

  • Creating safe, welcoming spaces

    Providing environments where children can learn, play and grow.

  • Supporting learning & wellbeing

    Strengthening opportunities for children’s learning, development and wellbeing.

  • Supporting families & caregivers

    Offering coordinated, connected services that make it easier for families to get the support they need.

  • Building strong community partnerships

    Working with local organisations, services and community groups to support families.

  • Taking a Place‑Based Approach

    Tailoring services to meet the unique needs of each neighbourhood across Frankston.

What services does Council currently provide?

Council offers a wide range of services for families with children aged 0-6 years - from health checks and playgroups to parenting programs and early learning.

Explore the services below and then tell us what you think in our Online Survey. Are they meeting your needs? Is anything missing? If you didn’t know some of these existed or have ideas for improvements, we’d love your feedback. You can also share on our Vision Board what you think helps young children thrive.

Frankston City’s Maternal and Child Health Service provides free health and development checks, support and advice for families with children from birth to school age.

Specialised breastfeeding support is available through qualified Maternal and Child Health nurses to help parents with feeding, positioning and early challenges

First Time Parents Groups offer new parents a welcoming space to learn, share experiences and build connections during their baby’s first months.

Council provides free, scheduled childhood immunisations delivered by accredited nurses as part of the National Immunisation Program.

Supported playgroups help families build their children’s social, emotional and early learning skills through play‑based activities facilitated by trained staff. They also give parents and carers the chance to connect with other local families and build supportive social networks.

Mahogany Rise provides an inclusive, play‑based early learning environment for children from birth to school entry, offering three- and four-year-old kindergarten, integrated Maternal and Child Health support and strong links to Mahogany Rise Primary School.

Council's Central Registration system provides a process for families to apply for funded three- and four-year-old sessional kindergarten across the municipality.

Council recently updated the Kindergarten Central Registration Protocol after receiving a community petition and feedback from local families. The changes include stronger sibling priority, continuity from three‑ to four‑year‑old kinder, and the option to nominate up to three preferences — creating a fairer and more consistent system.

If you have feedback about the Kindergarten Central Registration, please use Council’s annual kindergarten survey, which is the best place to share your views.

For more information visit: Kindergartens - Frankston City Council

A home visiting service that supports families experiencing sleep and settling challenges with infants and toddlers, offering gentle guidance and practical strategies to help improve routines and wellbeing.

How to get involved

We’re using a mix of online and in‑person activities to make sure everyone has a chance to share their voice. Choose the option that works best for you:

  • Complete the Online Survey

    Share your thoughts in our main survey — it’s the easiest way to tell us what’s working and what could be improved.

    Complete our survey by 11.59pm 1 April 2026 to go in the draw to win one-of-three $100 Prezzee vouchers!

    Start Survey 

  • Add a quick note to the Vision Board

    Short on time? Add a quick note to our Vision Board below — it only takes a moment.

    Share your thought or idea 

  • Paper Survey and Kids’ Activity

    Prefer pen and paper? Download the survey and a children’s engagement activity to complete together at home. You can find these in our Document Library below.

    You can email your completed paper activities to engagement@frankston.vic.gov.au, or drop them in to a Frankston City Council customer service centre, library or community centre.

    We can also publish your children's activity on this page if you'd like!

    Document Library 

  • Conversations at early years services

    Children will be engaged through their playgroup or kindergarten sessions with their regular facilitators. Parents/carer will receive a flyer to explain the activities.

    Our Early Years and Community Engagement teams will also be chatting one‑on‑one with families at early years services such as immunisation and Baby Makes 3 sessions to hear from a wide range of community members.

    Email us to learn more 

  • Visit us at a community pop-up event

    Chat with us in person at the below events, ask questions and share your ideas.

    See below event dates and locations

Thursday 19 March 2026 09:30 am to 11:30 am

National Playgroup Week Event

Lady Emily Reserve, Skye

Saturday 21 March 2026 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

Get Your Reconciliation On - Fun Run and Community Event

Frankston Foreshore Reserve, Frankston

Get Your Reconciliation On - Fun Run and Community Event

Online Survey - shape our plan for early years

Share your thoughts. Your feedback helps shape early years services for local families. Short on time? Add a note to our Vision Board instead.

In your view, what helps children aged 0-6 years and their families thrive most in our local community?

Share your ideas on what helps children aged 0–6 and their families thrive by adding a note to the Vision Board. (max 140 characters).

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Timeline and what happens next.

We will review all feedback and use it to guide improvements to early years programs and communication. We’ll share a summary of what we heard and the steps we’re taking in response. 'Follow' this page to receive project updates by email.

  • Timeline item 1 - active

    Stage 1 engagement - help us shape the MEYP 2026 -2030

    2 March to 11:59pm 1 April 2026

  • Timeline item 2 - incomplete

    Use community ideas and feedback to develop draft plan

    April - May 2026

  • Timeline item 3 - incomplete

    Stage 2 engagement - Share your feedback on our draft plan

    June - July 2026

  • Timeline item 4 - incomplete

    Develop final plan

    September 2026

  • Timeline item 5 - incomplete

    Council Meeting - Final plan presented to Council for adoption

    September 2026

Contact our project team

Contact Information
Name Children's Services
Phone 1300 322 322
Email ChildrensServices@frankston.vic.gov.au