Here are some thoughtfully framed critical reflection questions you can use with your team or in professional discussions to unpack the AEDC 2024 findings.

The following provides practical examples of critical reflections in early childhood education, drawn from real-world scenarios. 

The following list of questions helps educators critically reflect on their supervision practices, ensuring a balance between safety, engagement, and autonomy.

Critical reflection is a powerful tool for understanding and addressing challenging behaviours in young children. Here are some reflective questions you might consider when analysing a child's behaviour. The following article provides information on: Reflective Question When Analysing A Child's Behaviour, Applying These Reflection Questions In Practice, Example in Practice, Example Of Reflection Questions In Action and more.

Quality Area 5 of the National Quality Standard focuses on relationships with children. The following article provides  a structured list of critical reflection questions for NQS Quality Area 5—Relationships with Children. These questions are designed to help you examine, evaluate, and enhance the ways in which your service fosters secure, respectful, and responsive relationships with children.

Quality Area 4 focuses on staffing arrangements. The following questions are designed to help you critically evaluate how your service recruits, supports, retains, and empowers its educators to deliver high-quality, intentional interactions with children.

Quality Area 3 of the National Quality Standard focuses on the Physical Environment. It focuses on creating physical environments in early childhood settings that are safe, suitable, and enriching for children's learning and development. The following article provides a list of critical reflection questions to guide thinking and practice for QA3.

Writing critical reflections for the National Quality Standards (NQS) in early childhood education involves a thoughtful and systematic approach to evaluating and improving your teaching practices. The following articlr provides information on Steps to Write Critical Reflections For The NQS, Critical Reflection Examples for Quality Area 1 To Quality Area 7 and more.