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Intentional Teaching

Intentional Teaching In Early Childhood Settings

The Early Years Learning Framework outlines Intentional Teaching as one of the major practice guidelines to promote children’s learning. Intentional teaching involves actively planning and acting with specific goals or outcomes for children’s learning in mind. The following provides information…
Play Therapy

Importance of Play In Early Childhood

Play comes naturally and effortlessly to young children. It is self-driven, active and intrinsically enjoyable. Along with helping children pass through appropriate developmental stages and negotiate their way through the immediate environment, the play also enables the externalization of feelings…
Inquiry-Based Experiences, Inquiry Based Examples

Inquiry Based Learning For Toddlers

Inquiry-based learning is an experiential educational approach in which learners are encouraged to explore, question and arrive at their own conclusions. Asking questions is an important aspect of an inquiry-based approach but toddlers and very young children may not have…
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Guidelines For Talking To Children About Tragic Events

It is the duty of adult caregivers to ensure that young children are exposed to only age-appropriate media content. However, it may not always be possible to keep news about tragic events like natural disasters or accidents, happening both near…
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Engaging Families In Early Childhood Education

Research indicates children have better chances of achieving positive developmental and life outcomes when their families are constructively involved in their learning across settings – ranging from home and early years services to schools. Here are a few strategies for…
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How To Respond To Toddlers Biting

Among the most contentious issues in early childhood, settings are biting, though it is widely acknowledged by early educators and behavioural experts to be a common feature of the toddler years. Here are some guidelines to help you and your…
Examples Of How Diverse Cultures Can Be Incorporated In Everyday Practice

Examples Of How Diverse Cultures Can Be Incorporated In Everyday Practice

Respect for Diversity is one of the main principles that underpin the Belonging, Becoming and Being: Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. Thus it is mandatory for services and educators to use practice that incorporates diverse cultures, especially in monocultural…
Incorporating Famous Artists Into Children's Art Experiences

Incorporating Famous Artists Into Children's Art Experiences

EYLF curriculum, Belonging, Being, Becoming recognises the significance of artistic exploration in the early years. According to Element 5.3 “Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts” Educators can bring about this outcome when they…
Encouraging Children With Painting

Encouraging Children With Painting

Painting is one of the most vibrant ways that young children can experience the wonder of Art. Exploring the world of colours, textures, lines and forms can not only help children express their creativity and emotions but facilitate physical, cognitive…
Creating Outdoor Spaces For Children In Early Learning Services

Creating Outdoor Spaces For Children In Early Learning Services

Playing or even just spending time outdoors has long been recognized as crucial to positive learning and life outcomes in children. Outdoor spaces thus hold great significance in early education and care learning settings and have been addressed in Quality…
Incorporating Celebrations In Early Childhood Services

Incorporating Celebrations In Early Childhood Services

Celebrations are among the most important binding factors in any community or society. In childhood services too, celebrations can be a great way to nurture a sense of being and belonging in children, when planned and implemented with sensitivity and…
Practical Steps For Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and People Within An Early Childhood Service

Practical Steps For Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and People Within An Early Childhood Service

Among the key principles of the NQF is the valuing of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Recognising and including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures forms the bedrock of not only reconciliation but of the broader…
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