“We are working SO hard, and feel we’re providing an outstanding service, yet we can’t seem to have this reflected in our rating! Where are we going wrong?” Sound familiar? The [...]
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” Ignacio Estrada. If like me, you get a little bubble of excitement when the ACECQA Newsletter lands in [...]
The strengths-based approach is all about understanding that children demonstrate their learning and understanding in different ways. It involves focusing what a child can do, and what strategies [...]
Version 2 of the national approved learning frameworks (EYLF and MTOP) have just been released by ACECQA. This will impact outcomes, principles, practices, as well as some terminology changes [...]
We are always looking at ways to improve the user experience with EarlyWorks. So we are excited to announce that early in 2023 we will be introducing a cleaner look with sharper fonts, [...]
It’s that time of year where we have to say goodbye to children making the transition to ‘big’ school. While we know this should be an exciting time, it can feel really sad, saying goodbye [...]
It is no secret Family Day Care Educators are highly valued by the families that choose to have their children cared for in a home environment. According to Family Day Care Australia, families [...]
If we were to think about one of the children in our care, it’s likely all we know about that child has come from a variety of sources. We might have learnt about the child’s culture [...]
Does this sound like you? It’s likely you are ticking all of the National Quality Standards when it comes to being child centred, responding to children’s ideas and play, extending children’s [...]