I’m passionate about home based childcare options, in Australia we call this sector Family Day Care and for the next…
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Inviting Imagination into Outdoor Play with Facepainting
I think it is really important to ensure your outdoor play environment provides opportunities for a child to use their…
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Wooden Stump Geoboards – Taking Math Play Outdoors!
Outdoor play provides many opportunities for children to investigate, problem solve, learn new skills and challenge themselves. I love thinking…
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Early Childhood Programming Made Simple – Part 3 Analysis & Reflection
Welcome to Part 3 in my programming made simple series for educators and early childhood teachers! You can catch up by…
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Stress & Anxiety in the Early Childhood Profession.
Being an early childhood educator is a rewarding role but take it from me – you really need to be…
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Early Childhood Programming Made Simple but Effective – Part 1
Programming and planning is stressing a lot of early year’s educators out at the moment and that is unfortunate because…
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Sensory Painting for children – Exploring texture through art
I love to find ways to incorporate sensory learning into everyday children’s play and this simple salt paint activity is…
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Sustainability – How can Early Years Educators show evidence of embedded practice?
The Australian Early Years Framework (EYLF) and indeed most early years frameworks across the international early childhood community asks…
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How to become an assertive early years educator.
Being an assertive educator is not an easy task for many but it can be a learned skill and one…
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Outdoor Play – Painting with Rain!
I’m often asked by followers on my Facebook page if I take my daycare children to play outdoors when it…
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DIY Recycled Play Series #2 – Musical Fun!
Welcome to my weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion for…
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Recycled Play Series – #1 Outdoor Fun
Welcome to my new weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion…
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Choosing a Family Daycare Scheme – what do you need to consider?
Unfortunately in Australia at the moment our Government continues to strip important funding from the Family Day Care sector which…
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My guide to the best early years and play based learning blogs!
When I first began my early childhood career (not to mention my role as a parent) over 20 years ago…
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Writing Engaging and Useful Newsletters for Parents
Newsletters are a fantastic way to share your early childhood service’s activities, events and children’s learning journeys and interests. But…
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