Kura Yerlo has been granted a $1.8 million expansion to deliver the community-led program - Connected Beginnings - for First Nations children in Port Adelaide.

Federal Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly announced the funding boost this week.

The program connects First Nations children aged zero to five with a range of early childhood education, health and family support services – helping children meet the learning and development milestones necessary to achieve a positive transition to school.

The new site in Port Adelaide will support around 350 local First Nations children. The Port Adelaide site joins 44 other locations across the country supporting over 21,000 First Nations children.

Kura Yerlo chief executive Mary Anne Lovegrove said Kura Yerlo is grateful for the funding to support the community, families, and children through the Connected Beginnings project.

"This project aims to give children confidence and the ability to be ready for school, while also providing support to strengthen families and communities," she said.

"Kura Yerlo Inc is committed to providing culturally safe and appropriate support for the entire Aboriginal community."

The program's main focal point on setting in Closing the Gap continues to support community-led decision-making by building partnerships within First Nations communities.

SNAICC chief executive Catherine Liddle said through Connected Beginnings, communities are "empowered to tailor and implement the program according to their unique needs and goals, fostering genuine progress".

"This initiative will ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Port Adeliade have access to integrated, culturally safe services—ranging from early childhood care to family support—providing them with a strong foundation for their educational journey," she said.

"By implementing this community-led approach at other Connected Beginnings sites, we have seen the average attendance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in centre-based care has increased by more than 10 per cent."

The federal government said the community-led program is achieving results for First Nations Children, driving an increase in preschool enrolments and improvements to developmental outcomes.

Dr Aly said all children, no matter their background or where they live, should be able to access "the transformational benefits of quality early childhood education and care".

"The Connected Beginnings program is delivering significant positive results for First Nations children right across the country, helping to Close the Gap," she said.

"Connected Beginnings is empowering communities to design and deliver the program in a way which supports their individual needs and aspirations."

Connected Beginnings programs will be delivered through formed partnerships with SNAICC National Voice for Our Children, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and the Government.

Member for Hindmarsh, Minister Mark Butler, said Kura Yerlo has been central to Indigenous families in the western suburbs for decades.

"This investment from the Albanese government will mean local Indigenous kids will have the best start to their early education," he said.

"From child care, to pre-school, to primary school, Connected Beginnings is setting First Nations kids up for best start in life."

The community will benefit new learning facilities along with the rest of Australia as the program expands with 50 new sites across the country - allowing the potential to support up to 20 per cent of all First Nations children aged zero to five.

Other Connected Beginnings sites in South Australia include, Ceduna, Port Augusta and Salisbury/Playford.