Convention on the Rights of the Child

What is the Convention?

In 1989 world leaders made a commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is an international agreement which includes Australia. The Convention has helped improve children’s lives around the world.

You can learn about the Convention here.

What are children’s rights?

There are 54 rights which cover a wide range of areas which impact children. You can download a child friendly version of them here

Playgroup Tasmania encourages playgroups to talk with children and caregivers about children’s rights and to display posters at playgroup.

Each year in Children’s Week there is a focus on one or more of the rights. Playgroup Tasmania supports playgroups and organisations across Tasmania to share information and plan events to celebrate these rights.