Better Beginnings Program

Did you know that it is never too early to read to your child? Babies enjoy being read to, this is the importance of sharing books from an early age. ABC children library support parents as their child's first teacher.
We want every child to have the wonderful and very important experience of sharing books and stories with the adults in their life right from the time they are born. Therefore we provide better beginnings program which supports parents in reading to children so that they build the early literacy skills they need to become good readers and succeed at school. Better beginnings aims to develop literacy skills in young children through fostering a a love of books and language by:

• introducing children to develop mentally appropriate books and language activities through the delivery of free books and reading packs to parents of newborns and children beginnings kindergarten and preschool.
• Supporting parents as their child's most important teacher in modelling early literacy practices through providing interactive literacy and parenting information sessions at libraries and in the community. 
• The program is coordinated by the State Library of WA and delivered to ABC children library. Ask us for your better beginning information packs & gift book for your new baby.