Early Years Summit with goal to make 'blueprint' for helping families kicks off in Canberra

Anne Aly's son Adam's hearing loss was detected when he was two years old. (Supplied: Anne Aly)

Parenting and politics don't exactly go hand in hand, but for Early Childhood and Youth Minister Anne Aly, her concerns as a young mum remain vivid in her mind.

"When my son was two he was in long day care in early childhood education and his carers came and said to me, 'We think there's something [up] with Adam — you need to go and get him checked out'," Dr Aly said.