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Show and Tell For Preschoolers

Show and Tell For Preschoolers

Show and Tell gives children an opportunity to stand up in front of their friends and speak about a topic that interest them or share something that they love. It builds confidence and helps children develop effective communication skills.
Take Home Book Program For Preschoolers

Take Home Book Program For Preschoolers

Reading books supports children to become emergent readers, it teaches sharing and involvement and develops early literacy skills. The Take Home Book Program guides families in building, confident and fluent readers and builds positive relationships between home and preschool.
Bounce Cards - Outdoor Game Ideas For OOSH Services

Bounce Cards - Outdoor Game Ideas For OOSH Services

Bounce Cards are designed for OSHC Educators to go with you, wherever your OSHC children play and to share ideas to encourage your children to be active every day.
Childcare Provider Handbook

Childcare Provider Handbook

The Child Care Provider Handbook is free and written for providers of early learning and child care. It details the requirements and responsibilities of child care providers and services.
Yearly Calendar of Cultural Celebrations

Yearly Calendar of Cultural Celebrations

As part of the children’s program, it’s important to undertake cultural celebrations in acknowledging rights and traditions. This yearly calendar has a variety of monthly cultural and community celebrations which can be acknowledged within the program and adapted to suit…
Illegal Interview Questions

Illegal Interview Questions

When your eager to get the job, it may be difficult to refuse to answer questions however you don’t have to answer a question that requires you to give information that could be used to discriminate against you.
Surprisingly Dark Meanings Of Classic Nursery Rhymes

Surprisingly Dark Meanings Of Classic Nursery Rhymes

Many nursery rhymes have been argued to have hidden meanings and origins.
Welcome To The Country and Acknowledgment Of Country

Welcome To The Country and Acknowledgment Of Country

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.
UN Convention On The Rights of The Child

UN Convention On The Rights of The Child

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is a promise to every child to protect and fulfil their rights, by adopting an international legal framework.
Quality Ratings Certificate Using A Star Quality Rating System

Quality Ratings Certificate Using A Star Quality Rating System

The NSW Quality Rating certificate is designed to give families important information, at-a-glance, about the overall rating of your service as well as against each of the quality areas.
Mixed Age Ratios In An Early Childhood Service

Mixed Age Ratios In An Early Childhood Service

In a mixed age group of children, an educator who is caring for one age range of children can also be counted against another age range of children, as long as the ratio for each age range is maintained and…
50% Of Educators Within A Service Must Be Diploma Qualified Or Higher

50% Of Educators Within A Service Must Be Diploma Qualified Or Higher

Under regulation 126 of the National Regulations, qualification requirements for educators at a centre-based service, 50% of educators must have or be actively working towards, an approved diploma level education and care qualification (or higher).
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