Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
As an early childhood educator, have you ever noticed a child endlessly filling containers or obsessively lining up objects? These behaviours likely reflect “schemas” – patterns of repeated actions that reveal how a child engages with the world. Understanding and supporting play schemas can transform your teaching by providing unique windows into each child’s strengths, interests, and approaches to learning. Understanding Recurring…
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How can early childhood educators implement continuous quality improvement with the Early Years Learning Framework?The journey of evolving practice and making meaningful improvements never ends when it comes to enriching early learning and development outcomes for children. That’s why the updated Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Version 2.0 offers such a valuable opportunity for services to lift quality to the…
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Practical Ideas for Incorporating STEAM Concepts into Play What if we could turn ordinary moments into extraordinary learning adventures? With a dash of creativity, we can infuse science, technology, engineering, art and maths concepts into children’s play-based explorations. No need for fancy gadgets or formal lessons – Simple interactive STEAM play allows children’s natural curiosity to flourish and investigating concepts through…
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Supporting sensory regulation in early childhood is crucial for young children’s participation and early learning, and fortunately, recent AI innovations are unlocking new possibilities, equipping busy educators with smarter methods to identify and support these children through enhanced observation, evidence-based planning and modified environment setup.For example, Maria was an energetic and bright 4-year-old who loved imaginative play and learning new…
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If you’re in need of a little inspiration or some easy ideas for child led Christmas activities then keep scrolling down because I’m sharing a diverse collection early childhood Educators Christmas activity ideas for you in this post…Each year I love sharing the amazing child led Christmas activities and setups from our wonderful educators in my Empowered Educator Community. Their…
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I love taking a peek into REAL LIFE educator environments! This year Empowered Educators have been kind enough to share their enviroments and educator spaces with us and we are excited to continue this series. We have been highlighting some of the wonderful work that professional family day care educators do here in Australia and also overseas. We take a peek into…
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