Since 1945, CBCA has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. This year, it runs from 19 - 25th August 2023.

The following webinar Early Childhood Inclusion Step 1 – Observation and Planning for Inclusion, will be held on Tuesday 16 August at 7pm. In this 90-minute webinar, you will be guided through the process of taking observations that will assist you in planning for the inclusion of a child or children with disabilities or developmental delays within your early childhood service.

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology, and it is held from 12 to 20 August 2023.

Play School has collaborated with SNAICC, Koori Curriculum, Reconciliation Australia and the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council to create ‘Play School’s Yarning and Dreaming’ available to watch on Thursday 4th August at 9 am.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day) is our national day dedicated to celebrating our children and is celebrated across the country each year on 4 August.

In particular for educators working in family daycare facilities, PD in Your Pocket, brought to you by NSW Family Day Care Association, provides free professional development training. Every month a new topic is covered in a webinar and an expert-led interview. Whenever you have the time, you can select to access the programme through a live webinar, a video recording, or a podcast.

As part of Dental Health Week, which starts this week, the Australian Dental Asocciation is offering a free dental children's storybook Guardians of the Gums available to download. Created together with BeeHealthy Stories and SugarByHalf, the story tells the battle faced by the Guardians of the Gums as they protect the teeth from sugar and bacteria.

Munch and Move presented a webinar on Fundamental Movement Skills, which is currently available to watch.

National Out of School Hour Care Educators Day is the annual National day to celebrate and recognise the important role Educators play in the lives of children.