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Interest Areas In A Learning Environment

Interest Areas In A Learning Environment

The structure and organisation of a learning environment can have immense impact on all aspects of a child’s development, ranging from physical and cognitive to social and emotional growth. The following article provides information on What Are Interest Areas and…
Forming Relationships With Children In Childcare

Forming Relationships With Children In Childcare

Relationships with carers play a key role in determining a child’s well-being in the earliest years. They have the potential to impact only impact a child’s emotional and social development but also learning in school and later life outcomes. The…
How Music Enriches Brain Development In Children

How Music Enriches Brain Development In Children

Tremendous advances in brain imaging technology over the last ten years have led to a quantum leap in brain research. Among the research areas most studied by scientists is the effect of musical experiences on the brain development of children.…
NSW Child Protection Training Requirements For Educators

NSW Child Protection Training Requirements For Educators

In NSW, nominated supervisors and persons in day-to-day charge must complete a child protection course required by a Government protocol applying to the approved provider in accordance with section 162A of the Children (Education and Care Services) National Law. In-house…
Child Centred Approach

Child Centred Approach

A child-centred approach in an ECEC context involves giving children choices of learning activities, with the teacher acting as a facilitator of learning. It is a way of placing the child at the notional centre of the learning process in…
Salvador Dali Art Projects For Children

Salvador Dali Art Projects For Children

Salvador Dali was a famous Spanish artist known for being unconventional in both his creations and appearance. His paintings, sculptures and films often have a dream-like quality about them, often because the bizarre landscapes or actions depicted cannot happen in…
Unstructured Play Materials For Children

Unstructured Play Materials For Children

Unstructured play materials refer to those play materials whose uses are not predetermined by educators. Also known as of heuristic play materials, the scope for play with unstructured materials is thus unlimited, allowing children to develop agency, skills and imagination.…
Importance Of Puzzles In Early Childhood

Importance Of Puzzles In Early Childhood

Playing with puzzles has a significant impact on a child's physical skills, developing fine motor skills through the coordination of small muscles. Children who have developed fine motor skills tend to find it easier to write, draw and learn to…
Active Supervision In Early Childhood Settings

Active Supervision In Early Childhood Settings

Children need safe and positive environments to learn and grow. To ensure this, services and educators need to ensure effective supervision at all times. The following article provides information on the different aspects of supervision, ranging from regulatory requirements and…
Aggressive Behaviour And Violence In Children: Prevention, Intervention and Support

Aggressive Behaviour And Violence In Children: Prevention, Intervention and Support

Aggression is a type of behaviour that is triggered by the intention of causing harm to another person who wishes to avoid that harm. Violence is an extreme subtype of aggression, a physical behaviour with the intention of permanently injuring…
Child Initiated Learning

Child Initiated Learning

At its simplest, child-initiated learning is one that is chosen and started by the child. This type of learning is the purest form of child-centred learning and constitutes one of the most important approaches in the educator’s toolkit of teaching…
Spontaneous Play In Early Childhood

Spontaneous Play In Early Childhood

Spontaneous play is exactly what it says – play that happens naturally, without any prior planning or being directed by anyone outside the play. In the early childhood context, spontaneous play is usually child-initiated and directed though it can include…
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