Wings to Fly
Wings to Fly enhances the practice of early years’ professionals in the area of social and emotional wellbeing, using a strengths-based and neuroscience informed approach to critical conversation and reflections.
The latest Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data shows one in five children are starting school vulnerable in at least one of the five developmental domains.[1]
Venture mission
Informed by neuroscience,[2] Pathways to Resilience’ Wings to Fly (Wings) program uses a proven strengths-based approach aimed at preventing anxiety and depression, and deepening understanding of those at-risk children aged 0-5 years to build their resilience, skills and the capacity to transition effectively into primary school.
Goal of SVA partnership
Wings works with communities of low-socioeconomic status; culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; in rural, regional and remote Queensland.
SVA is supporting Wings to Fly to grow the reach of its program by supporting development and implementation of different modes of training delivery, while growing its income base.
SVA support
Wings to Fly joined the venture philanthropy portfolio in June 2017.
[1] Australian Early Development Census National Report 2015, ‘A Snapshot of Early Childhood Development in Australia 2015’,
[2] Bruce Perry, 2006, https://childtrauma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Perry-Bruce-neurosequentialmodel_06.pdf