Nearly 60 early childhood services across NSW reported gastro outbreaks since October 2020, with over 480 children and 120 educators infected with gastro.
The following webinar "Spotlight on Innovative Play Spaces: Strategies For Encouraging Creativity In Children" is free for all Educators and will discuss the importance of allowing children time to be creative; examples of creative tasks that extend over time and tips for displaying artwork creatively.
The Kindness Curriculum presents activities designed to build the attributes of empathy, gratitude, perspective, honesty, self-compassion, self-acceptance, humility, collaboration, mindfulness, meditation, trust, affiliation and humour for all Australian children and students.
World Nursery Rhyme Week starts today (16th November). Nursery Rhyme week promotes the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development and education.
Many nursery rhymes have been argued to have hidden meanings and origins.
Kindness is an important tool that we should instil in all, especially children. It should be a habit. Kindness comes from the heart and promotes happiness in all.
Here is a list of acts of kindness that children can complete.
World Kindness Day is on November 13th. It is all about acceptance, diversity and love. This is done by taking opportunities to perform acts of kindness towards others. This is a great day for children and adults to show acts of kindness towards one another and others.
References:
Coffee and Cups, Kindness Acts For School Children
The Importance Of Kindness, Psychology Today
Two protocols related to Country are important to know about in order to show respect for aboriginal people and their custodianship of and close ongoing connection to the land.
The Fair Work Commission has made changes to the Children's Services Award 2010, which includes non-contact time for educational leaders, hats and sunscreen allowance for educators and changes to rostering.
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Aboriginal communities but by Australians from all walks of life.
The following lists cultural and special events that are taking place in November 2020. This should help you to plan and organise for upcoming events and celebrations for November 2020.
The OSHC QDP was developed in partnership with the NSW Department of Education and the funding period will end on 31 December 2020. As a result, the web page and online resources will be shut down.
The Regulatory Authority will restart their unannounced service spot check visits from 01 November, since COVID 19 restrictions ease.
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