Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program
The final round of the Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program is now closed.
Since 2004, the State Library of Western Australia’s Better Beginnings Program has supported parents of children aged 0-5 years to create literacy-rich home environments. The program aims to encourage the development of pre-reading skills, the building blocks that children need to be ready to learn through reading, talking, singing, writing, and playing.
In March 2021, the McGowan Government announced an election commitment of $ 1 million over five years for the enhanced delivery of the Better Beginnings program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. A new grants program of $200,000 per annum for 2021-2025 was also announced, to assist libraries and community organisations to develop early literacy activities that meet their local communities’ needs.
The Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program builds on the aims and messages of the Better Beginnings program and encourages partnerships across public libraries and community groups to develop early literacy activities that meet their communities’ needs.
Successful grant recipients can be downloaded below.
