Supporting Play in the Early Years
In-House Workshop

Empower your team with an increased confidence and capacity in facilitating play for children

Participants in this workshop will refresh, update and grow their knowledge and skills about play-based learning. Enhance the play-based opportunities for learning with practical strategies that allow children to develop their identity and understanding of the world.

" Early childhood educators take on many roles in play with children and use a range of strategies to support learning."

- Early Years Learning Framework, p17

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This workshop is for your service if...

Your team needs additional support from an experienced early childhood professional to implement strategies to further support children in learning through play.
Educators are finding that they are running out of play and learning ideas that are age-appropriate.
You have staff that are confused about how balancing child and adult led play experiences.
Support is required to prevent your program from becoming stale or stagnant.
There have been questions from families about the value of the play experiences being provided.
You want to provide this workshop as part of regular professional development to further equip your team of educators to enrich the program by facilitating learning through play for children.

Workshop Content

Prior to booking, we will discuss any special requirements and the reasons why you want to hold this workshop in order to customise this professional development for your service. In general, this workshop covers the following topics:

The key elements of learning through play
The benefits and value of play for children's development
The NQS and EYLF requirements and guidelines for learning through play
Exploring the educator's role in play
Strategies and techniques for taking play to the next level
Reflection about challenges that may be experienced in supporting learning through play
Practical strategies and ideas for learning through play

What you can expect

Venue

We come to your service anywhere in metropolitan Melbourne and most parts of regional Victoria too.

Length

The usual length of this workshop is

2 to 2.5 hours depending on the

needs of your service.

Time

Workshops can be held during the day, at night or on the weekend when your team is available.

Interaction

This workshop is interactive and includes activities. Participants will get involved to engage different learning styles.

Q&A

The facilitator will allow time for questions and answers so that the workshop is relevant to your service.

Resources

Participants will be provided with the slide presentation for future reference & links to further sources of information.

NQS/EYLF Mapping

This workshop maps to NQS Quality Areas 1,2,6 and EYLF Outcome 1, Principle 1,2 & multiple Practices.

Facilitator

All our facilitators are highly experienced early childhood professionals (many still working in services).

Further Support

One on one coaching and mentoring is available to support this workshop along with online workshops (additional cost).

Outcomes from this workshop

Participants can openly discuss and reflect on any difficulties or challenges they have in facilitating play
Participants have a refreshed understanding of the requirements and frameworks for play-based learning
Participants are empowered with specific strategies to enrich the program
Participants know how to develop children's ability to lead their own play and learning
Participants have a deeper understanding of the value of play and how to use it promoting children's development
Participants know which standards of the NQS and the EYLF apply to this area of education and what it looks like to meet these

Contact us now about a SUPPORTING PLAY IN THE EARLY YEARS in-house workshop at your service

We will provide a quote and confirm that this workshop meets the needs of your service and your team.

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FAQ

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Contact us by clicking the link below. We will be in touch within 24-48 hours to answer any questions, confirm your requirements and provide a no obligation quote

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Supporting Play in the Early Years​ In-House Workshop