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Educator-to-Child Ratios: A System Built for Profit, Not Quality Care

Educator-to-Child Ratios: A System Built for Profit, Not Quality Care

Across the early childhood education and care sector, educators are sounding the alarm: current staffing ratios are insufficient to deliver safe, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate care. While recent reforms have focused on mobile phone bans and child safety protocols, many…
Extending Mobile Phone Bans to Schools: A Call for Consistent Child Safeguarding

Extending Mobile Phone Bans to Schools: A Call for Consistent Child Safeguarding

As national reforms tighten mobile phone use in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings across Australia, educators are asking, "Why not apply similar protections in primary and secondary schools?"
How To Celebrate Early Childhood Educator's Day

How To Celebrate Early Childhood Educator's Day

Celebrating Early Childhood Educators Day is a beautiful opportunity to honour the heart and soul of early learning—those who nurture, guide, and inspire our youngest citizens. Here are some meaningful, creative, and sector-savvy ways to mark the occasion.
Blurbs For Wall Displays

Blurbs For Wall Displays

Using blurbs with wall displays in early childhood settings offers a powerful blend of pedagogical value, family engagement, and professional reflection. The following provides blurbs for a variety of activities. Each one is designed to celebrate children's learning, link to…
Q: Are We Allowed To Use Our Mobile Phones During Breaks?

Q: Are We Allowed To Use Our Mobile Phones During Breaks?

A: In early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings across Australia, mobile phone use by educators is now subject to strict national reforms aimed at safeguarding children’s well-being and ensuring professional presence.
Vaping-Free Environment Policy Example

Vaping-Free Environment Policy Example

Here’s a clear, sector-aligned policy template tailored for early childhood education and care services, ensuring compliance with the upcoming 2026 NQF reforms and reinforcing your commitment to child safety and educator well-being.
Critical Reflection Questions For Room Displays

Critical Reflection Questions For Room Displays

Here’s a curated set of critical reflection questions tailored for room displays in early childhood settings—designed to provoke deeper thinking around pedagogy, child voice, aesthetics, and relational intent. These can be used during planning, team reflection, or documentation audits.
Safe Use of Digital Technologies & CCTV Policy Example

Safe Use of Digital Technologies & CCTV Policy Example

Here's a comprehensive, sector-responsive policy and procedure framework for the safe use of digital technologies—including CCTV—tailored for early childhood education settings. It balances child safety, educator well-being, regulatory compliance, and ethical transparency.
The Power of Play: How High-Quality Early Education Builds Lifelong Learners

The Power of Play: How High-Quality Early Education Builds Lifelong Learners

High-quality early education and care is more than preparation for school—it’s the foundation for a child’s lifelong well-being, confidence, and achievement. During Early Learning Matters Week, educators, families, and communities come together to celebrate the transformative impact of play-based learning…
Open Ended Play Resources For Babies

Open Ended Play Resources For Babies

Open-ended play activities are all about freedom, exploration, and creativity—especially powerful in early childhood settings where babies and toddlers are discovering the world through their senses and movement. Here’s a rich collection of examples tailored for babies (0–18 months), with…
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Safe Use of Images and Videos of Children in Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Example

Thanks to the new National Model Code and upcoming regulatory changes under the National Quality Framework (NQF), early childhood services across Australia must now implement robust policies for the taking, use, storage, and destruction of images and videos of children.…
Deferring School Entry: A Strengths-Based Approach to Readiness

Deferring School Entry: A Strengths-Based Approach to Readiness

In early childhood education, the decision to defer a child’s school entry by a year is often framed as “staying back.” But educators across Australia are challenging this language, advocating instead for a strengths-based perspective: sending children when they are…
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