Quality Area 3 focuses on the physical environment in educational and care settings, as per frameworks like the National Quality Standard (NQS). It emphasizes creating safe, functional, and sustainable spaces that support learning and play. Here are some key terms associated with this area.
Quality Area 3 of the National Quality Standard focuses on the Physical Environment. It focuses on creating physical environments in early childhood settings that are safe, suitable, and enriching for children's learning and development. The following article provides a list of critical reflection questions to guide thinking and practice for QA3.
Here is the list of the EYLF Learning Outcomes that you can use as a guide or reference for your documentation and planning. The EYLF… Read More
The EYLF is a guide which consists of Principles, Practices and 5 main Learning Outcomes along with each of their sub outcomes, based on identity,… Read More
This is a guide on How to Write a Learning Story. It provides information on What Is A Learning Story, Writing A Learning Story, Sample… Read More
One of the most important types of documentation methods that educators needs to be familiar with are “observations”. Observations are crucial for all early childhood… Read More
To support children achieve learning outcomes from the EYLF Framework, the following list gives educators examples of how to promote children's learning in each individual… Read More
Reflective practice is learning from everyday situations and issues and concerns that arise which form part of our daily routine while working in an early… Read More
Within Australia, Programming and Planning is reflected and supported by the Early Years Learning Framework. Educators within early childhood settings, use the EYLF to guide… Read More
This is a guide for educators on what to observe under each sub learning outcome from the EYLF Framework, when a child is engaged in… Read More
When observing children, it's important that we use a range of different observation methods from running records, learning stories to photographs and work samples. Using… Read More
The Early Years Learning Framework describes the curriculum as “all the interactions, experiences, activities, routines and events, planned and unplanned, that occur in an environment… Read More
Research indicates children have better chances of achieving positive developmental and life outcomes when their...
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Here are several ideas for an outdoor experience that weaves together sustainability and Aboriginal perspectives/culture...
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Within the Early Years Learning Framework, there are three basic concepts that children’s lives are...
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