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A: In early childhood education, group goals serve as a powerful tool to foster shared learning experiences, strengthen peer relationships, and guide intentional teaching. Whether you're supporting social-emotional development, embedding EYLF outcomes, or responding to emerging interests, integrating group goals…
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.
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.
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.
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 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…
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.…
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…
A: Employers must give at least 7 days’ notice for changes to rosters, including meeting times. If the meeting is compulsory, it must be paid.
This reflection guide is designed to support educators in rethinking school readiness through a holistic, child-centered lens. It encourages dialogue, challenges assumptions, and strengthens programming that honours each child’s unique journey.
The Connection Schema is a cognitive play pattern where children explore how things join, fasten, and separate.
Here’s a comprehensive guide on How to Approach School Readiness Planning for Preschoolers, grounded in evidence from ACECQA, the National Quality Standard (NQS), and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0).
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