Experiences of early education

Experiences of early education

Somali Families

This digital story is about families who are unfamiliar with preschool education. These families are refugees and have experienced extreme shortages and trauma prior to arriving in Australia. They face many structural barriers as they adjust to life here. Their local community is among the most economically challenged communities in Australia. They found a sense of belonging in a small not-for-profit preschool (kindy) in their local area where Somali inclusion staff were employed. In this digital story, two Somali educators and a Somali parent talk about the experiences with education in their community.

We acknowledge the Bedegal, Gadigal, Darug, and Dharawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work.