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What is Reflective Practice in Early Childhood Education?
No two days in early childhood education are ever the same. Children grow and change so quickly, and as their needs shift, educators need to be ready ...
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A Career Change at Any Age: Lisa’s Journey into Early Childhood Education
After decades in retail and managing the meat department at the local supermarket, Lisa was ready for a change. Looking for a new path, she turned to ...
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How Long Is A Child Care Course?
Thinking about starting a career in early childhood education and care? You can make a real difference in the lives of children in this rewarding prof...
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What is ADHD and how to recognise it in children?
ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and describes a developmental condition that affects a child’s ability to pay attention, sit still, follow instructions and control impulses. ADHD can have a notable effect on the day-to-day lives of those with it, so it’s important to know how to recognising ADHD in children and get them […]
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Understanding and improving children’s time management skills
Sometimes it can seem like you constantly need to rush children along with things or prompt them to do what is asked in a designated time frame. Even for adults time can be a challenging concept, so it’s no surprise that young children take a while to understand time (not to mention how to use […]
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Going green with children for the environment
Going green with children and learning to care for the environment is important for everyone. After all, looking after our planet is a must for a healthy, sustainable future. Little things we do can make all the difference. Working in child care, you get the opportunity to encourage children to go green every day. Let’s […]
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How a happy home can enhance a child’s development
There are so many factors that play a role to enhance a child’s development or, at times, hinder it. As a child care worker, your passion is supporting children to develop healthily. While you can create a range of positive learning and development experiences when children are in your care, a child’s home life is […]
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Building our future leaders: leading a room by example
The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow, meaning that the role of child care worker contributes to shaping the future. That’s a big responsibility and a great privilege. An effective and important strategy for child care workers is leading a room by example. That is, modelling the behaviour you want to see in […]
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Amazing benefits of upskilling your employees
As an employer, the idea of upskilling employees can feel overwhelming or challenging. Finding the time and energy to make it happen might feel like hard work – but the benefits to your childcare centre, children, families and of course your educators make it worthwhile. Here are just a few of the amazing benefits of […]
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5 Ways Cooking with Kids Can Nurture their Development
Finding new and engaging ways to nurture children’s development is part of the role of an early childhood educator. Working in child care you get to explore how you can show children new experiences and enhance their learning, imagination or skills in the process. Cooking with children is an excellent way to do this. It’s […]
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Child CPR – what you need to know
Child CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children, can make all the difference to saving a child’s life in an emergency situation. It’s a critical component of any first aid course and something that everyone working in childcare should be trained in. CPR works by feeding oxygen to children (or adults) in emergency situations – such […]
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Anaphylaxis – What You Need To Know
Anaphylaxis — it’s a word that sends shivers down thousands of parents’ spines, not to mention child care workers who recognise the threat this major allergic reaction causes, particularly in children. Every year, thousands of Australian children and adults are hospitalised for anaphylaxis, often a result of food allergies. In fact, according to the ABC, […]
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