The package includes $65.5 million for health home visits,$55.6 million for enhanced child development services,$42 million for family support co-ordinators in primary schools and $29.9 million for early childhood coordinators.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles and his deputy,Treasurer Cameron Dick.Jono Searle
Another $26.2 million will be spent extending to 30 hours in selected communities.
It comes after the Miles government this week announced a.
Against the backdrop of a youth crime crisis,Premier Steven Miles in January announced a draft plan he called “Putting Queensland Kids First”.
“I believe all Queensland kids deserve to have the best start in life,no matter their postcode,background or the amount of money in their parent’s bank account,” Miles said at the time.
The funding package will help deliver the final strategy.
Treasurer Cameron Dick will hand down the state budget on June 11 and last week sought to about the bottom line.
Despite polls at the October state election,Miles said he still believed Labor could hold power.
“The election is still 148-odd days away,” Miles told journalists on Friday.
“I am working hard every day to do what Queenslanders ask of me.”
