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Work Entitlements For Pregnant Women Working In Childcare

Work Entitlements For Pregnant Women Working In Childcare

Congratulations! You're pregnant! Until the little one arrives, some of you will choose to continue working and since you are pregnant there is a range of entitlements available to you. Sick Leave Even though you are pregnant, you still get…
Supporting Families With Separation Anxiety In Childcare

Supporting Families With Separation Anxiety In Childcare

You have a new child starting in your room, their excited, their parents are happy and the family seems to be settling in well with the centre environment. The first day has come for the child to start, parents say…
Annual Leave Entitlements For Educators

Annual Leave Entitlements For Educators

With the Christmas holidays just around the corner early childhood services will be shutting down for a period of time and many of you will be on annual leave. Do you know how much annual leave you receive, how much…
Yearly Calendar of Environmental Events

Yearly Calendar of Environmental Events

As educators, we have an opportunity to embed sustainability practices within our services thus making children aware of their impact on the environment and ways to minimise it. It’s imperative that we play an active role to assist children and…
Key Selection Criteria when Applying for a Job

Key Selection Criteria when Applying for a Job

You’ve seen a job position that you’re interested in, you have a resume but it asks you to respond to the Key Selection Criteria. This outlines the qualities, knowledge and skills needed to complete the job and helps employers look…
Educator to Child Ratios In Early Childhood Services

Educator to Child Ratios In Early Childhood Services

Minimum educator-to-child ratios and purposeful for services to highlight the importance of the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and for Educators to effectively supervise children within the environment.
Handling Conflicts

Handling Conflicts

Conflicts are a common part of relationships and can happen within the workplace. Each and every person has their own thoughts, ideas and perspectives and you can’t expect people to agree with each other all the time. Knowing how to…
Breaks, Leave, Overtime and Wage Related Matters

Breaks, Leave, Overtime and Wage Related Matters

Is programming time included in your ordinary hours? Should you be paid overtime if a parent is running late to pick up a child? Staff meetings are compulsory, do you get paid?
How to Start a Childcare Business

How to Start a Childcare Business

How many times while working in childcare, you may have thought of opening up your own childcare centre? Being a boss, implementing your own ideas and suggestions, running things how you see fit. It’s a great opportunity to make a…
Celebrating Multiculturalism in Childcare

Celebrating Multiculturalism in Childcare

Many different people from different backgrounds, religions, beliefs and traditions make up Australia. We offer such diversity and provide such a multicultural society that it’s part of the unique qualities about Australia. Those who have come from near and far…
Dealing With Unfair Dismissals at Work

Dealing With Unfair Dismissals at Work

This article was inspired by someone that I knew that was unfairly dismissed. I thought it would be a good idea to share amongst other educators in the childcare sector, how to take action, the processed involved, dismissal during probation…
Childcare Worker Duties

Childcare Worker Duties

Welcome to the world of childcare...have you started working at a centre yet? How are you finding it? Or are you thinking of starting a career in childcare? Here is basically an outline of the list of duties you are…
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