Healthy start for school

A re-elected Gillard Labor Government will introduce new requirements for parents of four year olds who are on an income support payment to ensure that Australian kids get a healthier start for school.

Federal Labor is putting the health and wellbeing of children and families at the centre of our welfare reform agenda.

The purpose of the Healthy Kids Check is to ensure that every four year old child in Australia has a basic health check to see if they are healthy, fit and ready to learn when they start school. This check will promote early detection of lifestyle risk factors, delayed development and illness, and introduce guidance for healthy lifestyles and early intervention strategies.

These requirements are part of the Gillard Labor Government’s modernisation of Australia’s welfare system – to spread the dignity and purpose of work, end the corrosive aimlessness of welfare and bring more Australians into mainstream economic and social life.

Healthy Start for School Fact Sheet