First 5 Forever
Make talking, reading, singing and playing with your child part of your daily routine
First 5 Forever is about working together as a community to spend time with our babies and children talking, reading, singing and playing. This universal family literacy program aims at creating stronger language and literacy environments for Queensland children before they start kindergarten or school.
First 5 Forever First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.
Kinderling Discover music, stories and games to fire your child’s imagination through play. Use their member number to create an account and download the Kinderling app and sign in.
Speak App SPEAK (Speaking Promotes Education And Knowledge) provides lots of fun, free activities, ideas and information for parents, carers and educators to support and nurture language development in children from 0-6 years of age.
Join library staff online for Sofa Storytime or register for a weekly Rhymetime and Storytime sessions at your local library.
Brain development
You are your child’s favourite person to learn from and learn with
Emergent literacy
The knowledge and skills that children develop before formally learning to read and write
First 5 Forever program
Make talking, reading, singing and playing with your child part of your daily routine – any place, any time
Your next book
Reading suggestions for you and your little ones
First 5 Forever videos
Enjoy the First 5 Forever videos