Educating

7 January, 2022

Behaviour specific strategies

A child is displaying a challenging behaviour and you are at your wits end trying to know the best way to address the behaviour and guide a change but […]
10 April, 2021

How is pedagogy connected to the EYLF?

The word ‘pedagogy’ may seem bantered about quite a lot. But what does it actually mean? How is it embedded into everyday practice? In short, simplistic terms pedagogy can […]
7 May, 2020

On-boarding and inductions

When you start a new position a process of welcoming you and guiding you through the service processes is known as an induction. This is the first opportunity for […]
5 April, 2020

Brain boosters

A baby is born with 100 million neurons. As they grow during their first three years they will grow trillions of brain-cell connections. These years are critical brain growth […]
11 January, 2020

Shopping with kids

Shopping with kids can sometimes make us cringe at the thought and it can often be exhausting and stressful. Shopping provides many learning opportunities. The best way to keep […]
19 December, 2019

Inclusion for children with additional needs

Inclusion in early childhood is vital. Inclusion means supporting children and ensuring all children have equal access and have the opportunity to participate in everyday life. A child who […]
10 December, 2019

Promoting child safety

It is vital we teach our children about safety. We need to move away from old terminologies such as stranger danger. We need to help our children learn about personal safety. A […]
12 November, 2019

The planning cycle

It often seems that there is the never ending search to find a perfect template that will spell out the best and the most time efficient way to document […]
2 November, 2019

Playgrounds

A quality and effective outdoor space has the ability to encourage children to play, create and learn in another dimension. Within the provision of providing an exciting, high quality […]
25 September, 2019

Pollen allergies

Spring can often be a trigger for pollen allergies. Allergies caused by pollen are only one type of allergies that we may find ourselves managing and treating. Approximately 18% […]
23 May, 2019

Reflective practice

Reflective practices challenges educators to critically evaluate and examine their practice. The term ‘reflective practice’ has become a widely referred to terminology since the implementation of the EYLF. It […]