Cultural Safety Survey (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled early childhood education and care services)

- This survey is applicable to early childhood education and care services regulated by the New South Wales Department of Education, such as preschools, long day care, family day care, and out-of-school hours care providers that are Aboriginal community controlled. 

- This Cultural Safety Survey is for New South Wales Aboriginal community controlled early childhood education centre staff that may include directors, educators, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander staff, Board or Committee members, students or volunteers.  

- SNAICC- National Voice for our Children is the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. SNAICC’s jurisdictional division- THRYVE NSW, have been contracted to undertake Phase 1- Cultural Safety Consultations, for the New South Wales Department of Education and the Early Childhood Education Directorate. 

- We want to hear from you about your experience/s and aspirations in relation to cultural safety in the early childhood education and care settings of these services. 

- Depending on the length of your responses, this survey should take around ten minutes to complete. 

- Your responses are completely anonymous, and we will not be collecting any information that identifies you or any child/ren that attend the above-mentioned services. 

- The information regarding cultural safety will be used to identify themes and report findings to the NSW Early Childhood Education Directorate and will inform subsequent phases of implementing the cultural safety framework.

- This topic may be hard for you to discuss, and it is not compulsory that you complete the survey. You can seek immediate support from 13 YARN, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 24/7 support line on 13 92 76. 

- If you have any concerns or questions regarding the survey and the involvement of SNAICC, you may wish to contact SNAICC via Joanne Goulding, joanne.goulding@snaicc.org.au 
 
Cultural safety has been described as an environment that is safe for people, where there is no assault, challenge or denial of their identity, of who they are and what they need. It is about shared respect, shared meaning, shared knowledge and experience, of learning, living and working together with dignity and truly listening (SNAICC, 2021).