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.
Previous Successful Applicants
Round 4 2024 Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program – Successful Applicants
| Applicant | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CLAN Midland Inc | Ready, Set, School | $30,000.00 |
| City of Mandurah | Community Garden Storytime - Let's grow together! | $30,000.00 |
| Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd | Janigun: at the beach | $19,935.00 |
| City of Gosnells | Learning Launchpad | $14,400.00 |
| Shire of Quairading | Paint Quairading REaD Literacy Project and Quairading Sensory Education Tent | $12,520.00 |
| City of Stirling | Stories, Rhyme and Sign | $10,000.00 |
| Shire of Gingin | Early Years Backpacks | $10,000.00 |
| City of Wanneroo | Feel the Wonder of Stories - Sensory Tales | $9,900.00 |
| City of Joondalup | Literacy Playtime Bags | $8,900.00 |
| Play Matters Australia | Let’s Play in Language | $8,846.00 |
| City of South Perth | Read and Play Packs | $7,995.90 |
| Shire of Harvey | Sensory Journeys: Enhancing Early Literacy through Sensory Play Workshops | $7,156.70 |
| Shire of Carnarvon | Story Tent Fun! | $6,415.81 |
| Multilingual Australia | Bilingual Beginnings: Empowering Families Through Storytime | $6,370.00 |
| Town of Bassendean | Sensory Rhyme Time | $5,500.00 |
| Gidgegannup Primary School P&C Association Inc | Growing Better Beginnings for Gidgegannup | $5,283.20 |
| Shire Wyndham East Kimberley | Read, Rhyme & Shine | $5,105.00 |
| Shire of Narembeen | Sensory sparks adventures - Sense & play in Narembeen | $5,000.00 |
| Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale | SJ Little Learners in the Park Series | $5,000.00 |
Round 3 2023 Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program – Successful Applicants
| Local Government/Community Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mirima Council Aboriginal Corporation | Multilingual board books with audio support | $27,000 |
| Broome | Little Fulla Yarns Storytime Project | $14,985 |
| Melville | Whadjuk Noongar Language Storytime | $23,500 |
| Culture Care WA Inc | Building Bilingual Learning Culture | $30,000 |
| Dardanup | Interactive Touch eLearning Tables | $11,184 |
| Communicare Inc | My Play School extension | $29,693 |
| Vincent | STEM Play | $6,958.50 |
| Joondalup | Reading Ready Packs | $9,992.16 |
| Williams | Rhyme Time Plus | $8,255 |
| Cockburn | Toddler – Sing and Play | $7,160 |
| East Pilbara | Music and Movement | $8,131.95 |
| Wyalkatchem CRC | Wylie Tots Storytime | $7,121.81 |
| Armadale Community Family Centre | Brain Boost – Drumbeat! | $5,170 |
| Karratha | Journey/Explorer Packs | $9,500 |
Round 2 2022 Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program - Successful Applicants
| Local Government/Community Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland | Outdoor Storytime – Celebrating Pilbara Culture | $28,000 |
| Library for All | Library for All | $30,000 |
| Communicare Inc | Play School Program | $29,900 |
| Busselton | The Storytime Way | $30,000 |
| Joondalup | City of Joondalup Inclusive Early Childhood Program | $10,000 |
| Melville | Sensory Storytime Project | $9.937.97 |
| Investing In Our Youth | Sensory Storytelling | $6,626 |
| Cunderdin CRC | Tales for Tots | $7,000 |
| Useless Loop Playgroup | Story Time | $6,333.48 |
| Nannup | Little Possums | $7,760 |
| York | Little Ditties | $5,040 |
| Serpentine Jarrahdale | Early Learning Discovery Project | $5,000 |
| Stirling | Wandjoo to Nyoongar | $10,000 |
| City of Nedlands Floreat Toy Library | Literacy through Play | $5,349 |
| South Perth Toy Library | Toy Stories | $9,915 |
Round 1 2022 Better Beginnings Family Literacy Community Grants Program - Successful Applicants
| Local Government/Community Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Canning | Cultural Ambassadors | $10,000 |
| Boyup Brook CRC | Stories, Rhymes and Fun Times | $9,151.80 |
| Bunbury | Teddy Bears Roadshow | $9,711 |
| Quairading CRC | Quairading Story Time | $5,040 |
| South Perth | ABC, You and Me | $9,900 |
| Port Hedland | Outdoor Indigenous Literacy Classroom | $8,010 |
| Wanneroo (Micro) | It’s All About Learning Together: Senses Alive | $8,930 |
| Boddington | Adventure Storytime | $5,000 |
| Swan | Building Inclusive and Imaginative Communities | $5,000 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Adding Literacy to Library Playground and Sensory Garden | $9,643 |
| Wanneroo (Innovation) | It’s All About Animal Tales | $21,779 |
| Earbus Foundation | Listen Well, Learn Well, Live Well | $30,000 |
| Broome | Little Fulla Yarns Storytime | $20,293 |
| Plantagenet-Mount Barker | Reading for Generations | $14,055 |
| CLAN Midland | Read, Play, Grow in CALD and Disadvantaged Communities | $29,817 |
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