The first five
years
In the playground, in the classroom and at home — everyday moments in the early years, from birth to five - shape how children understand themselves and the world around them.
All In exists to make sure those experiences are grounded in safety, equality and respect so that children can grow up free to be themselves, and we can create communities free from violence.
Parents, carers, educators, and allies all play a powerful role in driving the generational change needed to prevent gender-based violence before it starts.
Promote equality and respect
Support cultural safety and inclusion
Encourage healthy relationships
How the All In
program works
Developed in partnership with early childhood educators, First Nations cultural experts, and specialist prevention practitioners, All In helps early childhood communities promote gender equality and respectful relationships from the start.
Whether you’re looking to strengthen your centre-wide approach, deepen your practice as an educator, or engage families and communities, All In provides a range of options for practical and tailored support.
First Nations knowledge
Developed alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural experts and educators, All In supports culturally responsive approaches grounded in community-led ways of Being, Knowing and Doing.
Whole-of-centre program
Support for entire early childhood education services to learn together to embed gender equality, inclusion and respectful relationships across policies, environments, curriculum and everyday practice. Centres will have ongoing access for continuous learning and improvement.
Leaders in practice program
A three-month program for educators wanting to deepen their knowledge and become leaders and champions for gender equality and respectful relationships within their service and community.
Place-based workshop
One day introduction workshop covering All In key concepts and practical implementation tools for early childhood education available to educators and community partners.
Family and community workshops
Practical workshops and conversations designed for parents, carers and influential adults to support respectful relationships, inclusion and equality beyond the classroom.
Online learning and connection
Flexible online learning, communities of practice and practical resources to support ongoing learning and implementation across a variety of settings.
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Practical tools and resources
From conversation prompts to classroom activities, we have a range of resources to help adults have conversations about identity, inclusion, respect and fairness in ways children can understand and relate to.
‘You can’t come into this playground area because you’re not a girl.’
“Before the workshop, some children would say things like this. After we talked about it, we noticed that kind of talk stopped.”
— Early Childhood Educator
Short videos exploring gender stereotypes, respectful relationships & inclusion
Gender equality for families
Identify healthy, respectful relationships guide
So where do we fit in this? What’s our role?
“Some of the most powerful parts of the workshops were the statistics shared about gender-based violence. To then be able to draw that link to early childhood – ‘So where do we fit in this? What’s our role?’ – and reflect on what would have been the norm in the past, the way that we treated boys and girls.”
— Early Childhood Educator
Impact so far
Funded by the NSW Government, the All In program began as a pilot in 2022. After achieving encouraging results, funding was extended under the new Pathways to Prevention Strategy, enabling us to expand the program across more early childhood centres, schools and community organisations.
Where prevention sits in our work
At WAGEC, we walk alongside women and children through crisis and recovery – but we also work to change the conditions that lead to crisis in the first place.
Our All In program sits at the very beginning of that continuum. It is one of the key ways we are working towards a future free from violence: by stopping it before it starts.
Questions about
All In
Respectful relationships are built on fairness, empathy, communication and mutual respect. In early childhood, this is supporting children to share, express emotions, resolve conflict and understand differences.
Early childhood is when many ideas about identity, fairness, relationships and belonging begin to form. Supporting children early helps create stronger foundations for equality, inclusion and respect later in life. It also sets them up to continue to build healthy relationships with children and adults, and to engage with Respectful Relationships Education in primary and high school.
The program explores gender stereotypes, inclusion, respectful relationships, emotional expression, equity and the role adults play in shaping children’s environments and experiences.
Through activities, reflection and everyday practice, educators are supported to recognise how gender norms can influence play, behaviour, confidence and connection, while creating spaces where all children feel safe to express themselves freely and respectfully.
What to do next
Learn more about our work
Explore how WAGEC helps prevent violence at the start and advocates for change.
Join the movement
Fund programs that build safer futures for women and children free from violence.
Visit the Resource Library
Explore and download free prevention resources including posters, guides and activity sheets.
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