Forever Learning - a digital story from Berrimba Child Care Centre

SNAICC is proud to launch the latest digital story in our plight to raise awareness about the work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander integrated early years services.
Berrimba Child Care Centre is a Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Service based in Echuca, Victoria. Berrimba means "Forever Learning". Berrimba has been an important part of the Echuca community for over 30 years. It provides a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive learning envirnoment for many Aboriginal children to start their life-long journey with education. The staff work hard to make the children and families feel welcome and part of the community, and to connect them to culture.
Berrimba provides a range of services, including long day care, transport, Aboriginal Best Start, support to access funding for mainstream kindergarten services and much, much more. Berrimba is more like a family than a child care centre, with local Aboriginal Elders always dropping by. Culture is not only taught specifically to the children, but is an important part of everyday life at the centre.
SNAICC takes no credit for the passion, drive and commitment Berrrimba and the Echuca community show in this digital story. It is an honour, however, to have worked with them on this story and to be able to highlight the incredible strength and determination of the staff and community to ensure every Aboriginal child who attends the service has the best start to their educational life.
We wish to acknowledge Njernda Aboriginal Corporation as the licensor of Berrimba and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development for funding the production of this digital story.

[@juliederby1950]

Awesome content not just for my studies but I learnt a lot and felt moved in my heart to improve my own cultural competence.

[@michellejose2788]

So great to see this story. Well done Aunty Melva, it's been 17 years since I worked with you (Campaspe Shire Council) and I am so pleased to see how far your project has come, congratulations, you are a wonderful leader and a kind and generous person x

[@SuperLeebee1]

This is so inspirational. Well done all concerned

[@angelafigueiredo7438]

Just love this story

[@jennamorris2659]

A great fight and a lovely story

[@davidmeeks5546]

Child imprisonment 😢 the word they use is custody 😢😢